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Local names of shifting cultivation around the world
Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later.
This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming until the soil loses fertility.
| Name | Region |
|---|---|
| Ray | Vietnam |
| Tavi | Madagascar |
| Masole | Congo (Zaire river Valley) |
| Fang | Equatorial African Countries |
| Logan | Western Africa |
| Comile | Mexico |
| Milpa | Yucatan and Guatemala |
| Echalin | Guadeloupe |
| Milya | Mexico and Central America |
| Konuko | Venezuela |
| Roka | Brazil |
| Chetemini | Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Caingin | Philippines |
| Taungya | Myanmar |
| Chena | Sri Lanka |
| Ladang | Java and Indonesia |
| Tamrai | Thailand |
| Humah | Java and Indonesia |
| India | |
| Jhum | North-eastern India |
| Vevar and Dahiyaar | Bundelkhand Region (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Deepa | Bastar District (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Zara and Erka | Southern States |
| Batra | South-eastern Rajasthan |
| Podu | Andhra Pradesh |
| Kumari | Hilly Region of the Western Ghats of Kerala |
| Kaman, Vinga and Dhavi | Odisha |
