slash-and-burn

farming method in which plants are cut and burned; burning of forest or land area for agricultural purposes
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slash-and-burn
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slash-and-burn

Summary

slash-and-burn is a farming method[1]. slash-and-burn draws 761 Wikipedia views per month (farming_method category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • slash-and-burn's instance of is recorded as farming method[3].
  • slash-and-burn's instance of is recorded as method[4].
  • slash-and-burn is a type of shifting cultivation[5].
  • slash-and-burn is used for cultural burning[6].
  • slash-and-burn is used for clearing[7].
  • slash-and-burn's Commons category is recorded as Slash-and-burn[8].
  • slash-and-burn's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • slash-and-burn's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • slash-and-burn's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include farming method[3] and method[4]. slash-and-burn is a type of shifting cultivation[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include cultural burning[6] and clearing[7].

Why It Matters

slash-and-burn draws 761 Wikipedia views per month (farming_method category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] slash-and-burn has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] slash-and-burn is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Climate change
    Instance of
    Subclass of shifting cultivation
    Instance of farming method, method
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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