shifting cultivation
A farming method where land is extensively used to cultivate crops for a few years, then allowed to lie fallow for several years, then used again.
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Shifting cultivation
shifting cultivation A farming method where land is extensively used to cultivate crops for a few years, then allowed to lie fallow for several years, then used again...
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