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Shifting cultivation in Indonesia. A new crop is sprouting through the burnt soil.

Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which areas of land are cultivated for a short time, then left to regenerate to their natural vegetation while the farmer moves on to another area.

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  • SouthEast Asia fires Oct 2006

    Slash-and-burn based shifting cultivation is a widespread historical practice in southeast Asia. Above is a satellite image of Sumatra and Borneo showing shift cultivation fires from October 2006.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Agricultura itinerante para niños

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