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Crop diversification is the practice of simultaneously cultivating two or multiple varieties of crops in a given area whilst at the same time applying crop rotation and/or intercropping. In this case study the land user has been practicing crop diversification with eleven different crop varieties.

• Compiler: Navin Chea
• 08/22/2017 10:52 a.m.

Crop rotation is a component of integrated pest management (IPM) which can contribute to an improvement in crop production with a standardized and reduced use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

• Compiler: Be Gechkim
• 09/01/2017 9:11 a.m.

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.

A solar water pump is a technology that uses solar panels to convert the solar power to electricity for pumping water from different sources including an underground source of water. The use of solar water pump is to reduces the operating costs, and avoid the CO2 emission, which is a …

• Compiler: Sok Pheak
• 10/12/2017 9:12 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.

Rice husks as well as empty seeds are pyrolised and used as a soil amendment in the rice seed beds and the vegetable gardens.

• Compiler: Stefan Graf
• 10/27/2014 12:32 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.

Digging ponds on farms to harvest rain water used for irrigating crops during drought provides a means for addressing a lack of water at the start of crop cultivation, both before the start of the rainy season and after the end of the rainy season. The main objective of this …

• Compiler: Nary Lay
• 06/24/2017 1:34 p.m.

Norias are water-pumping wheels made of bamboo which are used to irrigate paddy fields in order to increase the yield.

• Compiler: Christoph Kaufmann
• 10/27/2014 3:16 a.m.