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The shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called _____.
The shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called _____.
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The correct option is A Jhuming
The shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called Jhuming.
So far as the cropping patterns in jhuming are concerned, the Jhumias adopt mixed cropping. The mixture of crops varies from tribe to tribe within a region. The shifting cultivators grow food grains, vegetables and also cash crops. In fact, the grower aims at growing in his jhum land everything that he needs for his family consumption. In other words, the choice of crop is consumption oriented.
The shifting cultivation in the north eastern region of India is called Jhuming.
So far as the cropping patterns in jhuming are concerned, the Jhumias adopt mixed cropping. The mixture of crops varies from tribe to tribe within a region. The shifting cultivators grow food grains, vegetables and also cash crops. In fact, the grower aims at growing in his jhum land everything that he needs for his family consumption. In other words, the choice of crop is consumption oriented.
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