Rodriguez - Farmers Market Brochure by Xavier Rodriguez https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz SHIFTING AGRICULTURE en-us 2023-02-24 22:00:15 UTC 2023-02-27 17:33:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f33e.png DEFINITIONS AND TECHNIQUES xavrodriguez2 https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2494402719 Shifting agriculture/cultivation - “Slash-and-burn” agriculture involves burning a portion of forest so that the soil there can be used for agricultural purposes, land is cleared for cultivation (normally by fire) and then left to regenerate after a few years.
  • Farmers clear land for planting by slashing vegetation and burning the debris; shifting cultivation is sometimes called “Slash-and-burn” agriculture. 
  • Farmers grow crops on a cleared field for only a few years, until soil nutrients are depleted, and then leave it fallow (with nothing planted) for many years so the soil can recover.

]]> 2023-02-24 22:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2494402719 WHERE IS IT PRACTICED? xavrodriguez2 https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496641225 Shifting agriculture/cultivation is practiced in Africa, tropical Central and South America, and Southeast Asia, Tropical Regions. It is practice by people who generally live in small villages and grow food on the surrounding land, which the village controls]]> 2023-02-27 16:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496641225 CLIMATE xavrodriguez2 https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496641871 Shifting Cultivation is practiced in much of the world's tropical climate regions, which have relatively high temperatures, and abundant rainfall.]]> 2023-02-27 16:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496641871 WHAT CROPS ARE GROWN? xavrodriguez2 https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496642655 The crops grown by each village vary by local custom and taste. The predominant crops include upland rice in Southeast Asia, maize (corn) and manioc (cassava) in South America, and millet and sorghum in Africa. Yams, sugarcane, plantain, and vegetables are also grown in some regions. These crops have originated in one region of shifting cultivation and have diffused to other areas in recent years.

]]> 2023-02-27 16:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496642655 INTENSIVE OR EXTENSIVE? xavrodriguez2 https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496643317 Extensive, shifting cultivation requires large areas of land.]]> 2023-02-27 16:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/xavrodriguez2/sqshfixzeplrcdzz/wish/2496643317