For farmers, the benefit of this ancient method of agriculture is that it saves work and eliminates weeds. However, it also burns off many essential elements in the soil and hardens the topsoil, making it difficult to till.
對於農夫而言，焚耕這種古老的耕作方式好處是省事，可以去除雜草，但是卻更會燒掉土地中其他眾多的元素，也使得表土變得堅硬難以翻動。