shifting cultivation

noun

🔊/ˌʃɪftɪŋ kʌltɪˈveɪʃn/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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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（某些热带国家的）移耕农业，迁徙耕作，游耕