Shifting Agriculture(Jhoom)

Shifting agriculture is a form of primitive agricultural practices. In this type of agriculture trees and vegetation are cut and burned then that land is tilled using old or conventional methods of agriculture like wooden cultivators etc. and seeds are sown. This type of crop is totally dependent on natural irrigation and gives less yield. This type of farming practice is mainly followed by people residing in tropical forests. It is also known as Jhoom or slash and burn farming. When one area of land becomes less fertile, farmers move to the other area and repeat the process.

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We can understand the process of Jhoom cultivation from the following points:

1^st Step- Choose a site for cultivation.

2^nd Step- Cut down bushes and trees and clear away foliage.

3^rd Step- Burn all the cut foliage, bushes and trees.

4^th Step- Prepare land for cultivation and start sowing.

5^th Step- Harvest the crop.

6^th Step- Abandon the site for 2 to 3 years.

Following are some of the images related to Shifting agriculture:

In this image a site is being cut for preparing it for Shifting Agriculture

Crop sown in Shifting agriculture.

Leaching is a process in which water soluble nutrients form soil get washed out from soil and cause pollution.







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