Seema Kumari
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Posted 4 year ago
What is shifting cultivation called in India?
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Savita Gopal Mali
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Posted 4 year ago Savita Gopal Mali

Shifting cultivation, locally known as jhum in India, has been often blamed for deforestation and environmental degradation. Governments across the world are trying to replace it with settled agriculture.

Shubhangi Jain
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Posted 4 year ago Shubhangi Jain Teacher

Shifting cultivation, locally known as jhum in India, has been often blamed for deforestation and environmental degradation.

Nikku Yadav
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Posted 4 year ago Nikku Yadav

The shifting of the cultivation is also known as its famous word that is ‘Jhumming’, that name is given because the cultivation land can be on the slopes of the hills or it is called the Jhum that is available in the area of the hills. This region is used by the peoples of India that are in the region of the hills