taungya

Noun

Meaning

taungya (countable and uncountable, plural taungyas)

(agriculture) A Burmese agricultural technique in which the spaces between small, widely-spaced trees are used to plant a seasonal crop.

Examples

He introduced the "taungya" system, citation in which Karen villagers provided labour for clearing, planting and weeding teak plantations. Source: Internet

"Agro-silviculture (the taungya system)". Source: Internet

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