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Author or Institution as Author
FAO
Resource Type
Curated Content
Category
Best Practice
Date of Publication
Sep 01, 2012
Language
English
Description/Abstract

This technology description introduces crop rotation as a fundamental principle of conservation agriculture. The basic principles and aspects to consider when transitioning to crop rotation are discussed. Crop rotation is the alternation of subsistence, cash and green manure/cover crops (GMCCs) with different characteristics, cultivated on the same field during successive years, and following a previously established sequence.
This technology is part of a series on conservation agriculture.

Institution
FAO
Citation

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2012. Family Farming Knowledge Platform, Crop rotation in conservation agriculture

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