Jhoom agriculture is also known as _____.
The correct answer is Shifting.
- Jhoom agriculture is also known as Shifting.
Key Points
- Shifting Agriculture:
- It is practised by the tribals in the forest areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.
- In this type of agriculture, a piece of forest land is cleared mainly by tribal people by felling and burning of trees and crops are grown.
- Jhoom is the name of Shifting Agriculture in the north-east region of India.
- Podu, Dabi, Koman or Bringa in Orissa
- Kumari in the Western Ghats.
- Watra in southeast Rajasthan,
- Penda, Bewar or Dahia and Deppa or Kumari in the Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Additional Information
- Names of shifting agriculture around the world:
| Agriculture | Country |
| Ladang | Malaysia |
| Taungya | Burma |
| Tamrai | Thailand |
| Caingin | Philippines |
| Humah | Java |
| Chena | Sri Lanka |
| Milpa | Africa and Central America |
