Shifting cultivation is a dominant land use system in humid tropical high lands where steep slopes is a potential barrier for rain water harvesting for agriculture. It is the main stay of the economy of the hill people. As per Ministry of Rural Development, Govt.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/shifting-cultivation-boon-or-bane
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/d-k-mandal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-n-goswami
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/c-mandal-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/green-hope
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shifting-cultivation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation