'Future of shifting cultivation is bleak'. Discuss.
Shifting cultivation is widely practised by tribes in tropics particularly in Africa, tropical South and Central America and South east Asia. The vegetation is usually cleared by fire, and the ashes add to the fertility of the soil.
One of the major problems of shifting cultivation is that the cycle of jhum becomes less and less due to loss of fertility in different parcels.
Which one type of agriculture amongst the following is also called 'slash and burn agriculture'?
Extensive subsistence agriculture
Primitive subsistence agriculture
Extensive commercial grain cultivation
Mixed farming
B.
Primitive subsistence agriculture
Which one of the following does not follow monoculture?
Dairy farming
Mixed farming
Plantation agriculture
Commercial grain farming
B.
Mixed farming
In which of the following types of agriculture is the farming of citrus fruit very important?
Market gardening
Plantation agriculture
Mediterranean agriculture
Co-operative farming
C.
Mediterranean agriculture
Market gardening is practised near urban areas. Why?
Market gardening and horticulture specialise in the cultivation of high value crops such as vegetables, fruits and flowers, solely for the urban markets.
Farms are small and are located where there are good transportation links with the urban centre where high income group of consumers is located.
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