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- Jhumming or Jhum a type of slash and burn agriculture is practised in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Jhumming is also practised in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
- Under this type of agriculture, a farmer clears a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.
- When the soil fertility decreases, the farmers shift and clear a fresh patch of land for cultivation.
- This type of shifting allows Nature to replenish the fertility of the soil through natural processes.
- Land productivity in this type of agriculture is low as the farmer does not use fertilizers or other modern inputs.
- The period of cultivation is usually terminated when the soil shows signs of exhaustion or, more commonly, when the field is overrun by weeds.
- The length of time that a field is cultivated is usually shorter than the period over which the land is allowed to regenerate by lying fallow.
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