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what type of farming method involves cutting down trees and other plants on a plot of land and then burning so the ash fertilizer the soil?

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Answer: Slash-and-burn agriculture, also called fire-fallow cultivation, is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden. The method begins by cutting down the trees and woody plants in an area.

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