What are the steps of shifting cultivation?
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What are the steps of shifting cultivation?
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What are the steps of shifting cultivation?
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Stage 1: Selecting a plot of land
The headman of the tribe first chooses a plot of land in the forest. Trees in the area are felled and the undergrowth is cleared at the beginning of the dry season.
Stage 2: Burning the felled trees
The trees are left to dry before they are burnt. The ashes of the burnt trees act as fertilizers for the soil.
Stage 3: Planting
Planting is carried out after the ground has cooled. Holes are made with a dibble stick, into which seeds could be dropped.
Stage 4: Harvesting
Harvesting usually takes place during the dry season.
Stage 5: Fallowing
After a few years of cultivation, the soil loses its fertility. farmers then move on to look for a new plot of land, leaving the first field to fallow or rest. They may return to the same plot of luff after a period of time.
andrew
Selection of fields(choosing a promising location)
Clearing of fields(cutting down trees to clear space)
Burning the trees(burning kills the germs)
Sowing the field with paddy.
Weeding(cutting weeds for the crops to grow)
Harvesting(harvest rice and other crops)
aron
The first stage in shifting cultivation is the removal of the natural forest. This involves cutting and usually burning, processes that have generated the term slash and-burn. Good management involves selective rather than complete tree removal.
John Wick
Shifting agricultural practices of three tribes of Meghalaya viz., Khasi, Garo and Karbi were studied to analyze and understand the technological innovations adopted by these communities in this age old practice. The methods used for this study involved participatory data collection on the socio-economics, agricultural practices and bio-physical re…