intercrop
Grow crops together
To intercrop is to grow two or more crops together in the same field, typically in alternating rows or patches.
The practice maximizes land use, can improve soil health, and may reduce pest problems: Farmers intercrop beans with corn to fix nitrogen in the soil.
As a noun, an intercrop is any secondary crop grown alongside the primary one.
ecology
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- complementarityMutual enhancement through difference
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
- biodiversityRange of life forms
agroecology
Farmer of limited land
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
polyculture
Multi-species crop system
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- complementarityMutual enhancement through difference
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
smallholder
Farmer of limited land
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming