New farming method replaces traditional jhum in crowding Bangladesh hills

Mongabay
Mar 25, 2026, 9:33 am157 pts
Cucumber and bitter gourd plants climbed over bamboo trellises, their fruits swaying gently in the breeze, while Milan Tanchangya, a 43-year-old farmer, plucked the cucumbers using a knife and placed them in a basket. Only a few years ago, he used this land for jhum, the traditional multi-crop shifting…

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