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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in brief
Why is shifting cultivation not productive in the long run?
उत्तर
This form of agriculture is wasteful and harmful to forests and wildlife. After a few years the fertility of the land is reduced. The infertility is caused by excessive leaching, a process in which the salts and minerals of the soil are drained away by water.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Extensive farming is practised in areas of ___population.
State whether the following is true or false
Farmers who practise subsistence farming use modern methods of irrigation.
State whether the following is true or false
Intensive farming requires very little labour to work on the farm.
State whether the following is true or false
Extensive farming is practised in countries like India, China and Japan.
Answer the following question in brief
Name the crops grown by extensive farming.
Answer the following question in brief
In which parts of India is shifting cultivation practised?
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
Briefly explain subsistence agriculture.
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
Distinguish between intensive and extensive farming.
Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
What do you understand by shifting agriculture?
Collect the pictures of improved seeds and means of irrigation from the internet.
