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Which agricultural practice involves growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land?
Monoculture
Intercropping
Fallowing
Shifting Cultivation
Intercropping
Intercropping is an intensive agricultural practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in proximity on the same land to increase yield per unit area. It maximizes resource utilization such as sunlight, soil nutrients, and water while reducing the risk of total crop failure.
Intercropping is an intensive agricultural practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in proximity on the same land to increase yield per unit area. It maximizes resource utilization such as sunlight, soil nutrients, and water while reducing the risk of total crop failure.
In India, intercropping is vital for the 'National Food Security Mission' (NFSM) to enhance pulse and oilseed productivity by integrating them with cereal crops.
Intercropping facilitates better pest management by creating a diverse ecosystem that disrupts pest life cycles.
It improves soil health through the cultivation of nitrogen-fixing legumes alongside cereal crops.
The practice is distinct from Mixed Cropping, where seeds are mixed and sown randomly rather than in specific patterns.
Monoculture involves growing a single crop species in a field, which leads to soil depletion and high susceptibility to pests.
Fallowing is the practice of leaving land uncultivated for a season or more to allow soil fertility to recover naturally.
Shifting Cultivation, also known as Jhum cultivation in Northeast India, involves clearing forest patches, farming for a short period, and then moving to a new site.
Intercropping often uses row patterns (row intercropping) to simplify mechanized harvesting.
B is correct тАФ Intercropping involves growing multiple crops together on the same land simultaneously to optimize yield and resource use.
Relate this to Geography chapters on 'Agriculture in India' where crop rotation and cropping intensity (Net Sown Area vs Gross Cropped Area) are frequent numerical and conceptual targets.
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