shifting cultivation
noun/ˌʃɪftɪŋ kʌltɪˈveɪʃn/
/ˌʃɪftɪŋ kʌltɪˈveɪʃn/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a way of farming in some tropical countries in which farmers use an area of land until it cannot be used for growing plants any more, then move to a new area of land
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