The practice of slash-and-burn method to clear a part of the forest and practicing agriculture in it is called?
A
Plantation agriculture
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B
Mixed agriculture
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C
Shifting agriculture
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D
Sedentary agriculture
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Solution
The correct option is D Shifting agriculture
0Slash and burn farming is a form of shifting agriculture where the natural vegetation is cut down and burned as a method of clearing the land for cultivation, and then, when the plot becomes infertile, the farmer moves to a new fresh plot and does the same again.