What is companion planting?
Companion planting is an agricultural practice according to which farmers or gardeners grow plants in proximity. A typical example of companion planting is the combination of beans, corn, and squash. […]
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Agroforestry
Agroforestry: Intercropping with trees on farms and pastures – with a focus on the subhumid tropics
Figure 1 (Used as cover picture). Hedge of the nitrogen-fixing Calliandra calothyrsus successfully direct seeded with improved low-cost methods and used for fodder and fuel in a Nitrogen-deficient maize field […]
Sustainability
Farm practices to increase biodiversity and enhance ecosystem services
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 […]
Soil and Water conservation
Intercropping for better soil and water management
Intercropping means growing different crops at the same (or overlapping) time and same area. Relay intercropping means that crops only overlap some part of the time. Strip intercropping means stripes of […]
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What is intercropping and why is it better than monoculture?
What is intercropping and why is it better than monoculture? Intercropping is an agricultural method that involves growing two different crops simultaneously at a very close distance to benefit from […]
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