shifting cultivation

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noun

a land-use system, esp in tropical Africa, in which a tract of land is cultivated until its fertility diminishes, when it is abandoned until this is restored naturally

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Words nearby shifting cultivation

shift, shiftable, shift bid, shifter, shift for oneself, shifting cultivation, shifting spanner, shift key, shiftless, shift lever, shift lock

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How to use shifting cultivation in a sentence

In this manner the habit of shifting cultivation is accorded divine sanction.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
The tribe are cultivators and farmservants, and practise shifting cultivation.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
One who practises bewar or shifting cultivation in a forest.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
They are a backward tribe and practise shifting cultivation on burnt-out patches of forest.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell

They are practically a forest tribe and carry on shifting cultivation like the Khonds.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell