Multiple choice

what is slash and burn agriculture?

  1. method of sugarcane cultivation

  2. process of deforestation

  3. agriculture without irrigation

  4. jhum cultivation
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Explanation

Slash and burn agriculture, widely known as Jhum cultivation in northeastern India, is a traditional farming method where forests are cleared and burned to create fertile ash-enriched fields. After a few years of cultivation, the land is left fallow to regenerate while farmers move to a new patch of forest.

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