Write a short note on economic activities of Gond tribe.

1.	Write a short note on economic activities of Gond tribe.
Answer» Gonds are self-dependent. Their main economic activity is Jhooming agriculture and hunting. They also do the work of collection of forest produce, cattle-breeding and catching fish. Dippa agriculture is a type of Jhooming farming in which land is left after three years farming. In such type of agriculture, the field is prepared by burning and slashing the trees and shrubs and by clearing the land. The field is tilled and seeds are sprinkled. Painda type of cultivation is practiced in Bastar in Madhya Pradesh in terraced fields on steep mountainous slopes. Kukhru, Devat and Dheevar classes perform the work of catching fish. Ravat class mainly performs animal husbandry They also hunt animals.

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Gonds are self-dependent. Their main economic activity is Jhooming agriculture and hunting. They also do the work of collection of forest produce, cattle-breeding and catching fish. Dippa agriculture is a type of Jhooming farming in which land is left after three years farming. In such type of agriculture, the field is prepared by burning and slashing the trees and shrubs and by clearing the land.

The field is tilled and seeds are sprinkled. Painda type of cultivation is practiced in Bastar in Madhya Pradesh in terraced fields on steep mountainous slopes. Kukhru, Devat and Dheevar classes perform the work of catching fish. Ravat class mainly performs animal husbandry They also hunt animals.

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