Which agricultural practice involves clearing land for a few years of cultivation and then moving on to new land?

Which agricultural practice involves clearing land for a few years of cultivation and then moving on to new land?

• A. Shifting Cultivation
• B. Permanent agriculture
• C. Intensive farming
• D. Urban farming

Answer: (A)

Shifting cultivation is being tested here. This practice involves clearing a fresh patch of land, often by slash-and-burn, and farming on that plot for a few years. Once soil fertility declines and weeds or pests accumulate, the farmer moves on to a new, nearby plot and repeats the process. The cycle of short-term cultivation followed by moving to new land is the hallmark of this approach, which historically allows tropical soils to recover during long fallow periods. Permanent agriculture, by contrast, keeps using the same land with soil improvements; intensive farming focuses on high input and high yield on the same area; urban farming occurs in city settings.

Shifting cultivation is being tested here. This practice involves clearing a fresh patch of land, often by slash-and-burn, and farming on that plot for a few years. Once soil fertility declines and weeds or pests accumulate, the farmer moves on to a new, nearby plot and repeats the process. The cycle of short-term cultivation followed by moving to new land is the hallmark of this approach, which historically allows tropical soils to recover during long fallow periods.

Permanent agriculture, by contrast, keeps using the same land with soil improvements; intensive farming focuses on high input and high yield on the same area; urban farming occurs in city settings.