Preferred Term:
shifting cultivation
Definition:
A farming system, common in the tropics, in which land is cleared, the debris burned, and crops grown for a relatively short period until yields decline. The land is then abandoned. The original land is cleared and cropped again after a uncontrolled fallow period of 3-20 years, usually when soil fertility has been naturally restored by woody vegetation.
Concept Schemes:
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NALT Core
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
Entry Terms:
- slash and burn agriculture
- bush fallow systems
- swidden agriculture
- slash-and-burn agriculture
- slash and burn farming
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20559
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