Encyclopedia > Shifting cultivation

Article Content

Shifting cultivation

Shifting cultivation is the process where a forested area is cleared, burnt, and cultivated, then left abandoned to allow natural regrowth before beginning again.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Kings Park, New York

... living together, 8.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% are non-families. 20.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.6% have ...