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shifting cultivation

shifting cultivation noun: an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned (usually when the soil shows signs of exhaustion, or when overrun by weeds) and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation.

Noun

shifting cultivation (uncountable)

  1. An agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned (usually when the soil shows signs of exhaustion, or when overrun by weeds) and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation.

shifting cultivation meaning in Tamil

shifting cultivation in Tamil

இடப்பெயர்ச்சி முறைப் பயிரிடுகை, முறைச்சாகுபடி

Questions about shifting cultivation

What does shifting cultivation mean?
Shifting cultivation means an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned (usually when the soil shows signs of exhaustion, or when overrun by weeds) and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation.
What is shifting cultivation in Tamil?
Shifting cultivation in Tamil is இடப்பெயர்ச்சி முறைப் பயிரிடுகை, முறைச்சாகுபடி. See Shifting cultivation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shifting cultivation?
Shifting cultivation is a noun.

Words near shifting cultivation in the dictionary

  1. shiftiness
  2. shiftinesses
  3. shifting
  4. shifting about
  5. shifting baseline syndrome
  6. shifting cultivation
  7. shifting executory interest
  8. shifting executory interests
  9. shifting gears
  10. shifting ground
  11. shifting in

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