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Q. Dhavi, Zara and Podu are terms associated with:
Q. Dhavi, Zara and Podu are terms associated with:
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The correct option is C Shifting cultivation
These are names of Shifting cultivation.
- Shifting cultivation in Odisha is known as Dhavi, in Southern states it is known as Zara, in Andhra Pradesh, it is known as Podu.
- Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored is said to be shifting agriculture.
- But it has a weak side because it is difficult to calculate the loss of forests caused by this. The ashes made the soil infertile also. The crops are grown for 2 to 3 years, and when the fertility of the soil decreases, the farmer shifts to a new land.
These are names of Shifting cultivation.
- Shifting cultivation in Odisha is known as Dhavi, in Southern states it is known as Zara, in Andhra Pradesh, it is known as Podu.
- Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored is said to be shifting agriculture.
- But it has a weak side because it is difficult to calculate the loss of forests caused by this. The ashes made the soil infertile also. The crops are grown for 2 to 3 years, and when the fertility of the soil decreases, the farmer shifts to a new land.
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