Synopsis
Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more crops intermingled in the same field. This practise offers multiple benefits, often increasing yield and boosting soil fertility amoung others. In banana-coffee cropping systems the banana trees provide beneficial shade for the coffee stabilising yield and quality as well as improving nutrients in the soil.
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