COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS
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Jhum
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Chena
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Mixed cultivation
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Multi-cropping
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shifting cultivation is a traditional practice of agriculture prevalent in various parts of Asia, Africa and South-America. It is known as lading in south-east Asia, milpa in Central America, Chitemene or tavy in Africa and Chena in Sri Lanka.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shifting cultivation has many names. It is called chena in Sri Lanka, chitemene or tavy in Africa, and milpa in Central America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chena is regarded as the oldest form of cultivation in Sri Lanka, extending as far back as 5000 years in Sri Lankan history. Chena cultivation was a traditional practice and ancient Sri Lankans ensured that the environment was unharmed in the process.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shifting cultivation, locally known as chena cultivation, involves burning the jungle or forest and cultivating it for 2 to 3 seasons with a mix-ture of crops, mostly broadcast sown. It is then abandoned till the jungle has rejuvenated itself.
Detailed explanation-5: -Chena-also known as shifting, or slash-and-burn cultivation-is one of the oldest land-use systems in the tropics.