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Question
How can slash and burn agriculture become environment friendly?
Solution
Slash and burn agriculture can be environment friendly if
- Small widely scattered plots are used for cultivation as the forest ecosystem will not suffer damage.
- Crop rotation is used so that soil does not loose fertility entirely.
- Keeping cropping period small and fallow (unplanted) period longer.
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