Avena sativa, commonly known as oat, is one of the oldest cultivated crops in North America, with a rich history that dates back to the 1800s. During this period, oats […]
Both mixed farming and mixed cropping are traditional systems widely used in the past (and today in many regions), especially by smallholder or subsistence farmers. Nowadays are adopted by farmers […]
The article was written by Clara Bosch and revised by Yanniek Schoonhoven. Milan Teunissen van Manen made the illustrations. “Biodiversity is the diversity among living organisms, which is essential to […]
What is crop rotation and why it is good? Crop rotation means that two or more different crops are grown one after the other. In a crop rotation scheme, a […]
