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Just ploughed

            A field near an Akha settlement in the southeast of Kyaingtong. Akha people has been engaged in shifting cultivation, which is also called slash and burn farming accusably. 

In my opinion, it is an organic farming as it does not use chemical fertiliser. It can be sustainable as far as the plot for farming and the fallow lands for forest regeneration, which is indispensable to recover soil fertility for future farming, are secured. Accordingly, a large territory is necessary for shifting cultivation to be sustainable.
I am not sure if this Akha settlement satisfies the above condition.

The plant in the photo is Taro, a root crop in the Araceae family native to Southeast Asia. It is widely cultivated in Pacific islands as the staple. It is also common in Japan.

Taken in: Myanmar / Shan State / Kengtung / Wān Ho-sēm (show map)

Taken on: November 14, 2012

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Myanmar

Shan

Kentung

agriculture

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Sets appears in: • Trip to Myanmar 2012

Groups appears in: • Agriculture • Flora and Fauna more » • Flora & Fauna • The Fog / The Mist and The Rain « less

Camera: Canon PowerShot S100, f/4.0, 1/250 sec, 5.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S100
Lens:	5.2-26.0 mm
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	5.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 6.2 (Macintosh)
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