Question

The 'Taungya system', a forestry practice originally developed in Myanmar (Burma) and subsequently adopted in various forest plantation programs across India, involves the cultivation of agricultural crops in the spaces between rows of newly planted forest tree saplings specifically during the:

Q: Answer-The 'Taungya system', a forestry practice originally developed in Myanmar (Burma) and subsequently a...

Explanation The Taungya system involves cultivating agricultural crops between rows of newly planted forest tree saplings specifically during the initial establishment years of the plantation before the growing tree canopy closes and shades out the understorey allowing farmers to derive food crop income while simultaneously helping establish and tend the young forest plantation.