Question

In north- eastern state of India major hectors of Forest land is degraded by a mode of cultivation.

1. Name the cultivation method

2. Explain the procedure of this cultivation

Answer 1

1. Jhum cultivation.

2. In Jhum cultivation or slash & burn cultivation, forest land is converted to agricultural land by cutting and burning trees, ash obtained is used as fertilizer for crop cultivation and other land is used for grazing cattle. The process repeated and it leads to deforestation.