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NOMADISME CULTURAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cropping Systems
- Plant and Crop Production
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shifting cultivation
1, record 1, English, shifting%20cultivation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shifting agriculture 2, record 1, English, shifting%20agriculture
correct
- swidden agriculture 3, record 1, English, swidden%20agriculture
correct
- swidden cultivation 4, record 1, English, swidden%20cultivation
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of cultivation in which several crop years are followed by several fallow years with the land not under management during the fallow. 5, record 1, English, - shifting%20cultivation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shifting cultivation may involve shifts around a permanent homestead or village site, or the entire living area may shift location as the fields for cultivation are moved. 5, record 1, English, - shifting%20cultivation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Slash-and-burn is a] type of shifting cultivation in high rainfall areas where bush or tree growth occurs during the fallow period. The fallow growth is cleared by cutting and burning. 5, record 1, English, - shifting%20cultivation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Swidden cultivation is a term popular with anthropologists, "swidden" referring to the clearings made by shifting cultivators. 6, record 1, English, - shifting%20cultivation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de culture
- Cultures (Agriculture)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture itinérante
1, record 1, French, culture%20itin%C3%A9rante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agriculture itinérante 2, record 1, French, agriculture%20itin%C3%A9rante
correct, feminine noun
- agriculture nomade 3, record 1, French, agriculture%20nomade
correct, feminine noun
- nomadisme cultural 4, record 1, French, nomadisme%20cultural
correct, masculine noun
- nomadisme agricole 3, record 1, French, nomadisme%20agricole
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Culture itinérante (ou nomadisme cultural). Elle est caractérisée par la succession, sur un même terrain, d'une phase culturale comportant pendant quelques années une rotation de plusieurs cultures, et d'une phase de jachère plus ou moins longue, permettant la reconstitution de la fertilité du sol. [Ce] système [est] encore pratiqué très largement en Afrique et en Amérique du Sud [...] 5, record 1, French, - culture%20itin%C3%A9rante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de cultivo
- Producción vegetal
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agricultura itinerante
1, record 1, Spanish, agricultura%20itinerante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cultivo nómada 2, record 1, Spanish, cultivo%20n%C3%B3mada
masculine noun
- cultivo itinerante 2, record 1, Spanish, cultivo%20itinerante
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Actividad agrícola que se realiza en zonas tropicales y que consiste en una roturación a corto plazo y posterior abandono para proceder a la roturación de otro terreno. Obliga a ello la fragilidad de los suelos tropicales, que se agotan en poco tiempo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - agricultura%20itinerante
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