Navaneethan Santhanam

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New Guinea peoples who never domesticated sago palms or mountain pandanus nevertheless increase production of these wild edible plants by clearing away encroaching competing trees, keeping channels in sago swamps clear, and promoting growth of new sago shoots by cutting down mature sago trees.
Navaneethan Santhanam
How does this NOT constitute farming?
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