o When the fertility of the soil goes down, crops are not grown again until the soil regains its fertility.
o Carried out where plenty of land is available / low populated areas.
o Characterized with annual crops but not perennial crops.
o Agricultural output from the whole system is low/subsistence production.
o Inputs such as pesticides, fungicides/fertilizers are rarely used.
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