The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it f...
Question
The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called
Options
A)
crop rotation
B)
mix cropping
C)
shifting cultivation
D)
leg farming
The correct answer is C.
Explanation:
Shifting agriculture is a system of cultivation in which a plot of land is cleared and cultivated for a short period of time, then abandoned and allowed to revert to producing its normal vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot.
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