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Slash-and-burn agriculture

Slash-and-burn agriculture is a form of shifting cultivation in agriculture that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The process begins with cutting down the trees and woody plants in a given area. The downed vegetation, or "slash", is left out to dry, usually right before the rainiest…

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related to Asia · 20
Slash-and-burn agriculture → After, Although, Arunachal Pradesh, Bandarban, Bangladeshi, Cultivators, Holes, Indian, Jhum, Khagrachari, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rangamati, Some, Sylhet, The, Tribal, Tripura, Vietnam
related to Americas · 12
Slash-and-burn agriculture → Amazon, Amazon's, Atlantic Forest, Brazil, European, In, Indigenous, Maya, Native Americans, Some American, United States, Yanomami Indians
related to Northern Europe · 9
Slash-and-burn agriculture → Areas, Farm, Finland, In Sweden, Kaavi, Northern Savonian, Slash-and-burn, Sweden, Telkkämäki Nature Reserve
related to Portugal · 9
Slash-and-burn agriculture → Albert Silbert, Alentejo, August, Beira Baixa, In Portugal, The, The French, This, Until
related to history · 8
Slash-and-burn agriculture → Clearings, During, Fire, Historically, Neolithic, Neolithic Revolution, Some, Thus
related to Technique · 6
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Slash-and-burn agriculture → form of shifting cultivation in agriculture that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden

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slash-and-burn agriculture soil forest fire cultivation crops area land sweden new practice trees swidden burned svedjebruk ash used years farmers

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Slash-and-burn agricultureis aform of shifting cultivation in agriculture that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden0.90text
riceinstance ofThe resulting ash fertilizes the soil and the burned field is then planted at the beginning of the next rainy season with crops0.80text
maizeinstance ofThe resulting ash fertilizes the soil and the burned field is then planted at the beginning of the next rainy season with crops0.80text
cassavainstance ofThe resulting ash fertilizes the soil and the burned field is then planted at the beginning of the next rainy season with crops0.80text
or other staplesinstance ofThe resulting ash fertilizes the soil and the burned field is then planted at the beginning of the next rainy season with crops0.80text
machetesinstance ofThis work was once done using simple tools0.80text
axesinstance ofThis work was once done using simple tools0.80text
hoesinstance ofThis work was once done using simple tools0.80text
shovelsinstance ofThis work was once done using simple tools0.80text
upland riceinstance offor economically important crops0.80text
vegetables or fruitsinstance offor economically important crops0.80text
sticky riceinstance ofHoles are made for the seeds of crops0.80text

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