what is shifting cultivation?
shifting cultivation is a system that involves moving the location of the familys or tribles farm. this system often involves the clearing of a plot of land followed by several years of harvesting until the soil is not fertile and they move on to other lands.
Methodclearing head man of the tribe selects an area of the forest to get cleared. in the past axes were used nowere days they use chain saw
burning after few weeks of cutting they burn the trees for fertilizer and leave the larger ones for border marks planting holes were made into the ground and few rice or vegetable seeds will be dropped in. some weeding may take place harvesting crops are harvested when there s enough water for the plant to mature moving on after few years the soil would not be fertile and weed will start to invade so they move to another area of the forest and the cycle goes on |
Decline of shifting cultivation |