Benefit of mixed cropping
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Advantages of Mixed farming: Farmers can keep their fields under continuous production. There is reduction in the need of artificial fertilizers which can otherwise be expensive. There is geographic mixing of crops; this can help slow the spread of pest and other diseases in the growing season.
Explanation:
- crops maintain productivity with lesser input
2-there are more land to be farmed with same amount of labor and machinery
3-according to some scientific basis there is almost 25% increase in yield relative to monocropping
4-there is reduction in need of artificial fertilizers, which can otherwise be expensive
5-reduce infection of pest and disease as most crop tend to be attacked by different pest/disease
6- there is high yield and high productivity if managed well
7-intensive culitvation is possible
8-it lessens likelihood of total crop failure, as you can be able to result to other mixed crop