Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration.
Shifting cultivation, also known as slash-and-burn agriculture, is a traditional farming practice in which farmers clear a plot of land and burn the vegetation to release nutrients into the soil. They then cultivate crops on that plot for a few years until the soil loses its fertility, and then move on to another plot of land, allowing the first plot to naturally regenerate over several years.
This method of farming is often used in areas where the soil is poor and does not support intensive or continuous cultivation. Shifting cultivation is typically used for subsistence farming, where farmers grow crops mainly to feed themselves and their families. It is also used for cultivating cash crops for local markets, rather than for export. Shifting cultivation is often associated with indigenous and traditional communities, who rely on this method for their livelihoods and cultural practices.