What is jhumming cultivation called in Andhra Pradesh?

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Dahiya

Kumari

Khil

Podu or Penda

answer is D.

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Jhumming cultivation is Podu or Penda in Andhra Pradesh. Slash and burn farming is also known as jhumming. This kind of farming, which goes by various names, is practised worldwide and in different Indian states. In the north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland, it is known as jhumming; in Manipur, Pamlou; in the Bastar area of Chhattisgarh; and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it is known as Dipa. Bewar or Dahiya in Madhya Pradesh, Pama Dabi, Koman, or Bringa in Odisha, Kumari in the Western Ghats, Valre or Waltre in Southeast Rajasthan, Khil in the Himalayan region, and Kuruwa in Jharkhand are examples of regional names. It is of a primitive and subsistence nature. A piece of land is cleared and burned to be used for farming.

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