MA 2.1 - Agriculture
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- Absolutely not. Lets get to the basics. Shifting cultivation is a primitive method of farming practised by the tribals living in dense tropical forests of the Congo Basin, Amazon Basin, Central America and south-east Asia
- In this method of farming a patch of forested land is cleared by cutting and burning the trees and bushed which why it is known as slash and burn agriculture
- Good Morning Sir. Today I'd like to know about shifting cultivation, Would you mind explaining?
- Wow, I've never heard of this
- Cultivation is done on this cleared land with very primitive tools like digging sticks and hoes. Mostly tuber crops like tapioca, cassava and yams are grown together with maize, millets and beans
- That is really interesting. Are there any disadvantages in this method of farming?
- That is a very good question. The answer to it is yes, after 3 - 4 years the soil becomes leached or covered by weeds and it becomes infertile. It can also be extremely damaging to the environment as it leads t deforestation and soil erosion. As a result many countries have banned this activity
- Thank you very much for the information
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