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Which one of the following group of states practice jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation?
Which one of the following group of states practice jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation?
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The correct option is C Mizoram and Nagaland
- 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.
- In the hilly tracts of Northeast India, jhumming is the dominant economic activity. Over 86 per cent of the people living on hills are dependent on shifting cultivation..
- 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.
- In the hilly tracts of Northeast India, jhumming is the dominant economic activity. Over 86 per cent of the people living on hills are dependent on shifting cultivation..
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