The slash-and-burn method requires:

a. an extensive land use system with a lengthy fallow period.
b. the use of purchased fertilizers to put nutrients back in the soil.
c. low biomass, so there is not much to interfere with planting.
d. the use of tractors or draft animals, minimizing the need for a labor force.
e. the use of domesticated animals for plowing.


a

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