Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : 3
3 is NOT correct. - Shifting agriculture is known as 'Khil' in the Himalayas and 'Kuruwa' in Jharkhand.
- Shifting Agriculture:
- This way of farming is widely used by the tribal to grow crops.
- First, the land is obtained by clearing a forest area and then crops are planted.
- While the land loses its fertility, another area of land is cleared and the crops are shifted there.
- The commonly grown crops in this type of farming are dry paddy, maize, millets and vegetables.
- This practice is known by a different name in different regions of India.
- For example:
- Jhum in Assam
- Ponam in Kerala
- Podu in Andra Pradesh and Odisha
- Bewar in MP
- Pama Dabi or Koman in Odisha
- Kumari in the Western Ghats
- Valre in South-eastern Rajasthan,
- But since it causes extensive soil erosion, governments have tried to discourage this practice of cultivation by tribals.
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