Field studies of land use under chitemene shifting cultivation, Zambia
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography
- Vol. 84 (1) , 78-85
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00167223.1984.10649203
Abstract
Strømgaard, Peter: Field studies of land use under chitemene shifting cultivation, Zambia. Geografisk Tidsskrift 84: 78–85. Copenhagen, January 1984. Land use aspects of shifting cultivation was studied with chitemene shifting cultivation of Northern Zambia as an example. An area of 250 ha was mapped. Apparently, cultivation follows a cycle over time, where new gardens are only opened in alternating years. Selected, single households were studied for land use and hectarage of all cultivated fields.Keywords
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