Question

Another name for shifting agriculture in north-eastern states like Assam is ___.

• A. Jhumming cultivation
• B. Commercial farming
• C. Plantation agriculture
• D. Pisciculture.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Jhumming cultivation

• Jhumming is the local name of shifting cultivation practiced in North-Eastern regions of India.
  
• It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family. When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation. This type of shifting allows Nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes. It is jhumming in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.