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Agriculture · Q946

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 946

Q946

Area under shifting cultivation in India is aroud

A.
5 mha
Answer
B.
7 mha
C.
20 mha
D.
57 mha

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Shifting agriculture is an agriculture practice in which a piece of land is cultivated temporarily, then abandoned while post disturbance fallow vegetation is allowed to freely grow. The land is cleared by the slash and burn method. This method is also known as "Jhum kheti”.
The area under shifting cultivation is around 5 million hectares. It is largely practiced in hilly areas and the northeastern region of India.