HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shift cultivation and slash-and-burn farming are often associated with
A
subsistence farming
B
agribusiness
C
Rostow’s TAKE OFF stage
D
more developed countries (MDCs)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primitive subsistence agriculture is also known as slash and burn agriculture or shifting cultivation. The crops are sown at calculated intervals, often between other plants, so that the crop can be staggered to provide food all year round.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Shifting cultivation, a resource-based subsistence farming, is no longer relevant because of the large population and its growing demands. The system is destabilized by long cultivation and short fallow periods. There is a need to transform shifting cultivation to sustainable intensification.

Detailed explanation-4: -Primitive subsistence agriculture is also known as shifting cultivation or slash and burn cultivation. In this type of farming, a patch of land is cleared and then set on fire.

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