ANT-2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Shifting Cultivation, List Of Domesticated Animals, Pastoralism
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Following is crucial in maintaining the viability of horticulture. Allows the plot to recover lost nutrients and improves soil quality by allowing the growth of weeds whose root systems keep the soil loose. Benefits of a well-managed system of shifting cultivation are clear. As are the two major constraints involved. Time required for fallowing and the need for access to large amount of land so that some land is in use while other land is followed. Using a given plot for too many seasons quickly results in depletion of soil nutrients, decreased crop production and soil erosion. Mode of livelihood based on domesticated animal herds and the use of their products for 50 percent or more of the diet. Long existed in the middle east, africa, europe and central asia. Especially where rainfall is limited and unpredictable. Sheep, goats, cattle, horses, donkeys, and camels. Many pastoralists keep dogs for protection and help with herding.
