Question

At what stage jhuming can be harmful?

Answer 1

Hint: Jhuming is a type of cultivation. In jhuming cultivation, the land to be cultivated is first got rid of its vegetation and then cultivated.

Complete answer:
Jhuming cultivation is also known as shifting cultivation. Jhuming cultivation is also referred to as slash and Burn agriculture. Jhuming is the name most commonly used in north east India.
Jhum cultivation involves the process of clearing all the vegetation and the tree growth on the selected land full stop after clearance, the land is then burnt with its remaining vegetation full stop the soil after burning contains abundant concentration or amount of potash full stop Potash as an element which acts as a nutrient and increases the fertility of soil full stop the lands cleared for jhuming cultivation are only cultivated for some period of time, that is, temporary and then they are abandoned.
These lands after abandonment are allowed to recover their original natural vegetation. The land 50 used for jhuming or jhum cultivation are not very vast full stop the farmers of the cultivators then move to any other patch of land and practice the same technique or process there also.
The process of jhum cultivation is mostly prevalent in areas which are less developed economically or the people whose incomes are low. The cultivators practicing jhum cultivation migrate regularly from one place to another.
 Jhuming is harmful when it leads to erosion of soil. Soil erosion occurs due to the removal of the plant cover for a long period of time. Jhuming cultivation also has many other disadvantages such as it requires high labour resources especially in the beginning.

Note: Jhum cultivation is known by different names in different parts of the world such as milpa, Chena and also by various names in India like bewar, kumri, pothu, dippa, etc.