Which type of agriculture practice is famous in North-Eastern states?

🔑 Key Points
Jhum Cultivation / Shifting Cultivation
→ It is a farming system where farmers move on from one place to another when the land becomes exhausted.
→ It is often practiced by primitive tribes in the forested highlands.
→ The most common form is slash-and-burn.

📍 Important Points
Advantages of Jhum Cultivation:
→ A new forest with a diverse forest layer generates soon after the land has been abandoned.
→ Simple growing methods.
→ No need for power and mechanization.
→ It is a form of organic farming.

Disadvantages of Jhum Cultivation:
→ Low input-output ratio per hectare.
→ More effort is required to practice shifting cultivation.
→ It has a negative impact on the environment (e.g., deforestation, soil erosion, and other downstream effects).