Swidden Agriculture: Ancient Systems in Transition Sustaining Food ...

Labor
Labor inputs in swidden systems vary with gender, age, experience, crops
cultivated, and cultural practices and traditions. Land clearing, planting and
and other farming practices can be performed individualy or collectively. In
general, the labor required in long fallow swidden systems is low in
comparison to incipient shifting cultivation or permanent farming systems
because little time or effort is required in weeding.
women’s work group planting corn, San Vicente