In Jhum cultivation, why is a field left fallow for many years after being cultivated once?

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To enable the forest to grow on it again

To allow the groundwater to seep in again

To enable the soil to recover its fertility

All of the above

answer is C.

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In Jhum cultivation, a field is left fallow for many years after being cultivated once to enable the soil to recover its fertility. Shifting agriculture, also known as "Jhum" locally, is a common method of crop cultivation among India's indigenous people. Farmers use the technique, also known as slash-and-burn agriculture, to clear land for farming by chopping down vegetation and burning forests and woodlands. This is a very simple and quick method of preparing the soil for cultivation. The bushes and weeds are simple to get rid of. The land receives the necessary nutrients from the burning of waste materials.

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