焼やき畑ばた

noun

slash-and-burn field; swidden; land cleared by burning

Refers to land made arable through slash-and-burn agriculture, a traditional farming method where vegetation is cut and burned to create fields. Often discussed in environmental and anthropological contexts.

• 焼やき畑ばた農のう業ぎょうは熱ねっ帯たい地ち域いきで今いまも行おこなわれている。

  Slash-and-burn agriculture is still practiced in tropical regions.

• この山やまの斜しゃ面めんには焼やき畑ばたの跡あとが見みられる。

  Traces of slash-and-burn fields can be seen on this mountain slope.