Jhum cultivation

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Jhum cultivation or shifting agriculture used to be practised by the tribal groups in the north-eastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Later, that has come to be less practised. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming until the soil loses fertility. Once the land becomes inadequate for crop production, it is left to be reclaimed by natural vegetation, or sometimes converted to a different long term cyclical farming practice. This system of agriculture is often practised at the level of an individual or family, but sometimes may involve an entire village.