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There are 5 steps to shifting cultivation 

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There are 5 steps to shifting cultivation 

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1) selecting a plot of land
2) burning the felled trees
3) planting
4) harvesting
5) fallowing

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Tropical climate

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Even though a small plot of land is cultivated each time, shifting cultivation takes up large areas of forest land because farmers move on to another plot of land every few years.

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Even though a small plot of land is cultivated each time, shifting cultivation takes up large areas of forest land because farmers move on to another plot of land every few years.

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Shifting Cultivation is one of the earliest types of subsistence agriculture

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Shifting Cultivation is one of the earliest types of subsistence agriculture

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The farmers use simple tools such as machetes, sickles, axes and sticks.

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The farmers use simple tools such as machetes, sickles, axes and sticks.

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The predominant crops include upland rice in Southeast Asia, maize (corn) and manioc (cassava) in South America, and sorghum in Africa. Yams, sugarcane, plantain, and vegetables are also grown in some regions.

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The predominant crops include upland rice in Southeast Asia, maize (corn) and manioc (cassava) in South America, and sorghum in Africa. Yams, sugarcane, plantain, and vegetables are also grown in some regions.

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Shifting Cultivation is also known as slash and burn.

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Shifting Cultivation is also known as slash and burn.

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Shifting Cultivation is leading to tropical deforestation

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Shifting Cultivation is leading to tropical deforestation

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Shifting cultivation is practiced by nearly 250 million people, especially in the tropical rain forests of South America, Central and West Africa, and Southeast Asia. 

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Shifting cultivation is practiced by nearly 250 million people, especially in the tropical rain forests of South America, Central and West Africa, and Southeast Asia. 

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is a form of agriculture, used especially in tropical Africa, in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored.