State whether True / False

The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is known as ‘Conuco’ in Mexico and Central America.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is incorrect.
Slash and burn agriculture is a technique in which farmers cut and burn plants in a forest or woodland to create a field.
The 'Slash and Burn' agriculture is called Milpa in Mexico and Central America. The term 'Conoco' in Mexico and Central America is a kind of smallholding farming like Primitive Subsistence Farming. This type of farming is done by farmers who just want to meet their own family needs without making any profit by selling it in the market or to wholesaler businesses.
The correct statement would be that the 'slash and burn' agriculture is known as 'Milpa' in Mexico and Central America.

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