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29 Dec
Shifting CultivationCountry / RegionNotes / Exam Relevance
RocaBrazilLatin America
RocaThailandSoutheast Asia
TamraiVenezuelaLatin America
ConucoBrazilAmazon Basin 
Health Crisis: Illegal mining in Conuco plots led to high mercury levels, making traditional shifting cultivation unsafe for some Amazonian tribes in 2025.
ConucoVenezuelaLatin America
LadangMalaysia, IndonesiaConflict with EV Mining: Indigenous shifting plots on Halmahera Island are being cleared for nickel mining (for EV batteries) as of late 2025.
MilpaMexico2025 UNESCO Recognition: Increased advocacy for the Milpa system as a "Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System" (GIAHS).
ChenaSri LankaClimate Adaptation: Government reports in 2025 highlighted Chena as more resilient to the "Triple Dip" drought cycles than permanent irrigation.
RayMyanmarSoutheast Asia
Jhum / JhummingNortheast India (Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur)Common in UPSC/BPSC questions
KainginPhilippinesTropical forest regions
MasoleAfrica (Congo, Cameroon)Tropical Africa
Slash-and-Burn
(DRC)
Conflict Displacement: Armed conflict (M23) in 2024–25 forced thousands of shifting cultivators out of forest reserves, leading to food crises.
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