Which form of farming is called ‘slash and burn’ agriculture?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4. i.e. Primitive subsistence farming.
- Subsistence farming is also known as slash and burn agriculture, Jhum or Shifting cultivation.
- It is s widely used method of growing food in which wild or forested land is clear cut and any remaining vegetation burned. The resulting layer of ash provides the newly cleared land with a nutrient rich layer to help fertilize crops.
- However, under this method, land is only fertile for a couple of years before the nutrients are used up.
- In India, shifting cultivation is widely practiced in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam and Meghalaya.