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‘Slash and burn’ type of farming is also known as:

  1. A
    Shifting farming
  2. B
    Intensive subsistence farming
  3. C
    Extensive farming
  4. D
    Commercial farming

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'Slash and burn' agriculture is a widely practiced form of shifting cultivation or shifting farming. In this method, farmers clear a patch of forest land by cutting down trees and burning them. The ashes are mixed with the soil to cultivate crops for a few seasons until the soil fertility decreases, after which they move to a new plot.

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‘Slash and burn’ type of farming is also known as:
A
Shifting farming
B
Intensive subsistence farming
C
Extensive farming
D
Commercial farming

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