Jhumming is shifting agriculture practised in – (1) North-eastern India (2) South-western India (3) South-eastern India (4) Northern India

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(1) North-eastern India Explanation: The traditional slash-and-burn cultivation in hilly areas of northeast India is known as j hum cultivation. It is often considered responsible for causing soil erosion, triggering landslide. flash floods and thereby degrading the primary land resource. The productivity is also reported to be very low.

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