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Shifting Cultivation is a modern agriculture practice.

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The above statement is false.
In many countries in Asia, Africa, and South America, swidden agriculture/shifting cultivation is a traditional agriculture practice. Landing in Southeast Asia, Mila in Central America, Chitemene or Tavy in Africa, and Chena in Sri Lanka are some of the local names for shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture. Local words for swidden agriculture in India include Ihya, Penda, Bewar, Nevad, Jhum, Padu, Khandad, and Kuri. Under shifting farming, portions of the forest are cut and burned in a cycle. After the first monsoon rains, seeds are seeded in the ashes, and the crop is harvested in October-November.
The correct statement would be Shifting agriculture was a traditional agriculture practice.

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