What is Jhum cultivation? Where it is practiced?

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.Tribal groups in the northeastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and the Bangladeshi districts of Rangamati, Khagrachari, Bandarban and Sylhet refer to slash-and-burn agriculture as jhum or jhoom cultivation. read less

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil. It is practised by tribal groups in northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh,meghalaya, mizoram read less

Jhum (Shifting) cultivation is a primitive practice of cultivation in States of North Eastern Hill Region of India and people involved in such cultivation are called Jhumia. The practice involves clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. After harvest, this land is left fallow and vegetative regeneration is allowed on it till the plot becomes reusable for same purpose in a cycle. Meanwhile, the process is repeated in a new plot designated for Jhum cultivation during next year. Initially, when Jhum cycle was long and ranged from 20 to 30 years, the process worked well. However, with increase in human population and increasing pressure on land, Jhum cycle reduced progressively (5-6 years) causing problem of land degradation and threat to ecology of the region at large. read less

Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is a local name for slash and burn agriculture practiced by the tribal groups in the northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also in the districts of Bangladesh like Khagrachari and Sylhet. This system involves clearing a piece of land by setting fire or clear felling and using the area for growing crops of agricultural importance such as upland rice, vegetables or fruits. It is also known as slash and burn agriculture. read less

Jhum (Shifting) cultivation is a primitive practice of cultivation in States of North Eastern Hill region of India and people involved in such cultivation are called Jhumia. The practice involves clearing vegetative cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. After harvest, this land is left fallow and vegetative regeneration is allowed on it till the plot becomes reusable for same purpose in a cycle. The process is repeated in anew plot designated for Jhum cultivation during next year. Initially, when Jhum cycle was long and ranged from 20-30 years, the process worked well. However, with increase in human population and increasing pressure on land, Jhum cycle reduced progressively (5-6 years) causing problem of land degeneration and threat to ecology of region at large. Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is also known as shifting cultivation or burn cultivation. This type of cultivation is mainly practiced in much of the world’s Humid Low-Latitude climatic regions, which have relatively high temperatures and abundant rainfall. Shifting cultivation is practiced by almost 250 million people, especially in tropical rain forests of South America, Central and West Africa and Southeast Asia. In India, it is practised by hill tribes of Northeastern hill region like in states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram and also in states of Sikkim, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. In Andhra Pradesh in districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam, East and West Godawari districts and sparsely in districts of Adilabad district. In all these regions, Jhum cultivations is known by vernacular names. read less

Slash and burn agriculture called as Jhum cultivationThe North-Eastern state of India has contributed to deforestation farmers cut down trees and burnt the plant remains the ash is used as a fertilizer, and the land is used for farmingAfter Cultivation the area is left for several years to allow it's recovery.. farmers then move on to other cities and repeat this process read less