### Question
How does AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM define alley cropping?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 3832*, **alley cropping** is defined as:

> the practice of planting rows of trees bordered on each side by a narrow strip of groundcover, alternated with wider strips of row crops or grain

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3832*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM > Part I-Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program > subpart b-conservation reserve**

