shifting cultivation
1shifting cultivation — noun A system of cultivating land, in which an area is cleared and farmed until the fertility of the soil is exhausted, then abandoned for a new area • • • Main Entry: ↑shift * * * ˌshifting ˌcultiˈvation 7 [shifting cultivation] noun …
2Shifting Cultivation — [ ʃɪftɪȖ kʌltɪ veɪʃn; englisch »sich verschiebender Feldbau«], der Wanderfeldbau …
3Shifting cultivation — For methods, see slash and burn Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting… …
4Shifting Cultivation — Unter Wanderfeldbau oder Wanderwirtschaft (engl. Shifting Cultivation) versteht man verschiedene Formen der Landnutzung, bei welchen Felder für einen bestimmten Zeitraum intensiv genutzt und anschließend aufgegeben werden. Eng mit dem… …
5Shifting cultivation — Unter Wanderfeldbau oder Wanderwirtschaft (engl. Shifting Cultivation) versteht man verschiedene Formen der Landnutzung, bei welchen Felder für einen bestimmten Zeitraum intensiv genutzt und anschließend aufgegeben werden. Eng mit dem… …
6Shifting Cultivation — Shif|ting Cul|ti|va|tion [ ʃiftiŋ kʌlti veiʃn] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. shifting cultivation, eigtl. »sich verschiebender Feldbau«> Wanderfeldbau [nomadisierender Völker] …
7shifting cultivation — a farming system in which a small tribal group cuts and burns the natural vegetation before cultivating the land. After a number of years the land becomes depleted and the group moves to a new area. The original land will recover after a period …
8shifting agriculture — /ʃɪftɪŋ ˈægrəkʌltʃə/ (say shifting agruhkulchuh) noun a form of agriculture in which an area of land is cleared and cultivated, and after a period of time abandoned for a fresh area, for a variety of reasons ranging from deliberate fallowing to… …
9shifting agriculture — ▪ agriculture system of cultivation that preserves soil fertility by plot (field) rotation, as distinct from crop rotation. In shifting agriculture a plot of land is cleared and cultivated for a short period of time; then it is abandoned… …
10Jhum cultivation — or shifting agriculture used to be practised by the tribal groups in the north eastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Later, that has come to be less practised. This system often involves clearing of a piece of… …
