WHAT IS INTERCROPPING?

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Intercropping is a multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops in proximity. The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources or ecological processes that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop.

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Why Intercrop?

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• Diversity and stability of fields

• A complimentary sharing of plant resources

• Reduction in chemical/fertilizer application

• Reduction of weed pressure

• Reduction of susceptibility to insects and disease