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Intercropping of chilies (or other short-term crops) between young orange trees is a type of agro-forestry system which increases income, makes ultimate use of land resources, saves time for maintenance and irrigation, and improves soil fertility by using crop residue with cow manure as fertilizer, thereby reducing the use of …

• Compiler: Be Gechkim
• 09/08/2017 5:58 a.m.

Intercropping of eggplants between mango trees and the application of straw mulching on the plants’ roots and the land so as to retain soil moisture by reducing heat-induced evaporation. When the rice straw rots, it provides organic matter and makes soil less compact. The farmer can benefit from the short-term …

• Compiler: Navin Chea
• 05/17/2017 4:16 a.m.

The rotational intercropping of vegetables between mango trees is a form of agroforestry. The technique aims to bear yield and income to the farmers when the trees do not bear fruit at young stage. Further purposes are the permanent soil cover which impede weed growth, reduces evaporation and soil erosion, …

• Compiler: Be Gechkim
• 05/14/2017 1:34 p.m.

The agroforestry practice based on intercropping of pineapple between mango and orange trees helps to maintain soil nutrients while enhancing potential economic benefits through multiple cropping to meet the market demand.

• Compiler: Be Gechkim
• 06/22/2017 5:26 a.m.

Intercropping of mungbean between orange trees improves soil fertility and generates income before the orange trees bear fruit.

• Compiler: Navin Chea
• 08/22/2017 6:10 p.m.

A nethouse is a structure that is enclosed by a nylon net (like mosquito nets) which protects vegetables from insects. Additionally, it prevents the vegetables from being damaged by rainfall wind and sunlight.

• Compiler: Nary Lay
• 08/18/2017 11:31 a.m.

Manure, leaves and rice straw are gathered in a compost house and the produced compost is applied twice a year to the rice field.

• Compiler: Christoph Kaufmann
• 10/02/2014 7:23 p.m.

Intercropping of annual cropping (peanut) with cashew trees farm aims to fill the free space of land between cashew trees. This kind of crop cover prevents soil erosion and improves soil fertility. At the same time peanut cultivation is economically interesting for the farmers as it enjoys high market demand.

• Compiler: Navin Chea
• 05/19/2017 9:12 a.m.

Intercropping of mung beans with bananas adds nutrients to the soil, and generates further income while waiting for the yield of the banana trees.

• Compiler: SOEM DA
• 02/24/2017 3:03 a.m.

The use of coconut leaves mulch for winter melon cultivation helps to conserve soil moisture, reduces evaporation, reduces weeds, saves water, preserves the soil from erosion, and increases crop productivity.

• Compiler: Sok Pheak
• 08/23/2017 6:06 p.m.