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Find out in which parts of India is agriculture practice like the ‘Roca’ found in India? By what names are they called?
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Solution
In India, an agricultural practice similar to Brazil's ‘Roca’ is known as shifting cultivation or ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.
| Regional Names of Shifting Cultivation in India | |
| Name | Regions |
| Jhumming | Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland |
| Pamlou | Manipur |
| Dipa | Bastar (Chhattisgarh) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| Bewar or Dahiya | Madhya Pradesh |
| Podu or Penda | Andhra Pradesh |
| Pama Dabi or Koman or Bringa | Odisha |
| Kumara | Western Ghats |
| Valre or Waltre | South Eastern Rajasthan |
| Khil | Himalayan belt |
| Kuruwa | Jharkhand |
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