HISTORY
THE WORLD TODAY
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Question
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The practice of burning forest in order to clear land for planting.
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slash-and-burn agriculture
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cash crop
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inflation
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deflation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the eastern and northeastern regions in India, shifting cultivation (jhum cultivation) is practiced in 4.91 Mha area (Mandal, Giri and Srivastava 2020). The system involves clear felling and burning of forest patch that is cropped for a few years and thereafter abandoned for restoring soil fertility.
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