Question

The 'Slash-and-burn' agricultural method of farming is also known as _____ in Madhya Pradesh.
1. Roca 
2. Penda 
3. Dahiya 
4. Kuruwa

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Dahiya 

The correct answer is Dahiya.

• The 'Slash-and-burn' agricultural method of farming is also known as Dahiya in Madhya Pradesh.

Sl no.	Name	Region
1	Jhumming	Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Chattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
2	‘Bewar’ or ‘Dahiya’	Madhya Pradesh
3	‘Podu’ or ‘Penda’	Andhra Pradesh
4	‘Pama Dabi’ or ‘Koman’ or Bringa’	Orissa
5	‘Kumari’	Western Ghats
6	‘Valre’ or ‘Waltre’	South-eastern Rajasthan
7	‘Kuruwa’	Jharkhand
8	‘Khil’	Himalayan region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The 'Slash-and-burn' agricultural method of farming is generally known a Subsistence farming.
• The crops which are generally grown are bananas, cassava, rice, maize, and millet.

• Subsistence farming is a traditional and indigenous method of cultivation whereas Commercial farming is more of an industrial level farming method.
• Subsistence methods do not use fertilizers or technological support for cultivation or irrigation whereas commercial farming is heavily dependent on the use of chemical fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides and other technology-driven machines and equipment to get a higher yield.