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The Disadvantages Of Shifting Cultivation In Agriculture by Abigailojosa: 10:52am On Aug 01, 2018
Swidden Agriculture is refereed as The Primary Disadvantage of Shifting Cultivation.

Slash, Swidden as it is Called Can also Be described as the Destruction Of Land Spaces, This Space Contains Farm Crops and Bushes.

If the Process is Done Prematurely, Slash Or Swidden Can Make a Land once Portent to Be Impotent, And If this Happens they won't Be New Growth of Farm Crop or either Plants in the Land.

Burn and Slash Can cause a Very ridiculous Devastation both Economically and Environmentally. On Environmental Basics Slash and Burns Can Affect the Growth of Crops in Certain Lands, and If that Happens their would be Limit of Quantity Agricultural Products.

According to SMS Agricultural Team Researchers, Agricultural Shifting is a Process Done for Ages, It Dates back as Far as The Ancient Period.
Once Upon a Time Burn and Slashes Were Practiced all over the World Especially in Northern American, Europe and Africa.

Slash and Burns Presence is still seen in most part of africa Today. The Process involves a lot of cultivating of weeds .

The Shifting Cultivation Is Done by Burning Weeds and Bushes. After some time The Burnt Land Returns Back to it Natural state and Is Now Ready to use for reproduction of farm Crops.

Their is also Benefit for Burn and Slash in Shifting Agricultural because During Burning of Decayed plant , the Plant will turn to ashes and in that process the soil will derictly benefit From Enough Nutrient to Reproduce.

Shitfting agriculture Can also be Unreliable Due to its unsustainablity During the Process of Providing End meals For Animals and Crops
Re: The Disadvantages Of Shifting Cultivation In Agriculture by OneStep3: 10:54am On Aug 01, 2018
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