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Shifting cultivation or jhum belongs to category of

A
Industrial forestry
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Agroforestry
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Commercial forestry
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Social forestry
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Conservation forestry
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Solution

The correct option is B Agroforestry
Slash and burn agriculture is also called as jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation. It is the process of growing crops in which the land of trees and vegetation are first cleared and then burned thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient value of the soil. It belongs to category of agroforestry.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Agroforestry.'

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