FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Land prepared for agriculture using the slash and burn method
A
fallow
B
swidden
C
shifting agriculture
D
fertile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primitive subsistence agriculture is also known as slash and burn agriculture or shifting cultivation. Subsistence Agriculture can be classified into two types-Primitive subsistence farming and Intensive subsistence farming.

Detailed explanation-2: -Swidden agriculture, also known as shifting cultivation, refers to a technique of rotational farming in which land is cleared for cultivation (normally by fire) and then left to regenerate after a few years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Slash-and-burn, alternatively known as shifting cultivation or swidden, is an agricultural system where farms and their existing vegetation are cut down and burned off, and subsequently, the land is used for the cultivation of agricultural crops.

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