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What do you mean by shifting cultivation and explain it\'s disadvantages? |
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Answer» Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture which involves clearing of a plot of land by cutting of trees and burning them. The ashes are then mixed with the soil and crops are grown. After the land has lost its fertility, it is abandoned. The farmers then move to a new place.Disadvantages:\tLeads to deforestation\tLoss of fertility of a particular land\tLeads to Soil erosion\tBurning of trees – air pollution\tInsufficient cultivation of crops for a large population. Shifting cultivation is form of agriculture which involve clearing a plot of land by cutting a tree and burning them. The ashes are mixed with soil and crop are grown. After the land has lost its fertilite it is abandoned |
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