A wide-ranging meta-analysis based on data from 60 countries, conducted by scientists from CIRAD and published in the journal ...

With the increasing food demands of a growing world population, it is essential to increase agricultural production while reducing its environmental footprint. Crop diversification techniques have ...

The Diverfarming project analysed the nutrients and changes in the soil microbial community in the first year of intercropping melon and cowpea with reduced fertilisation Intercropping is an ...

Intercropping is an old practice, where two or more crops are grown at the same time on a single field. This farming practice was very popular before the 1940’s in the USA. But with mechanization and ...

The Diverfarming project evaluates the impact of intercropping and agricultural management on the dynamics of soil organic carbon in four climate regions in Spain, Italy, and Finland With the aim of ...

Intercropping, whereby more than one crop is cultivated in a field at the same time, has proved beneficial in Africa and Asia. Now researchers are investigating its potential to improve sustainable ...

Monocropping—or growing acres and acres of one plant species—is a common agricultural practice, particularly in the US. But it can lead to increased need for fertilizers and a lack of biodiversity ...