Which of the following is shifting cultivation in Odisha?

Concept

Shifting cultivation is a rotational farming system in which a plot is cleared, cultivated for a short period, and then left fallow while cultivation moves to another plot.

Its local name varies by region, so the governing method is to match each term with the place where that name is conventionally used.

Application

In Odisha, this slash-and-burn shifting cultivation is widely known as Podu. Therefore, among the offered choices, the answer is Podu.

Contrast

• Podu: the Odisha term used for this shifting-cultivation system.

• Penda: associated in standard geography lists with parts of Andhra Pradesh.

• Bewar: associated with shifting cultivation in Madhya Pradesh.

• More than one of the above: this would require at least two listed terms to be Odisha names.

• None of the above: this would require no listed term to be an Odisha name.

Result

The regional-name match is Odisha → Podu.