The major tennent of conservative agriculture is the design and management of a crop cycle. Crop rotation maximizes the quality of the land, preventing erosion, loss of nutrients, and the spread of weeds, among other things. As observed from the two-year crop rotation chart, crops are grown, harvested, and cover crops are then introduced during fallow periods. After a full harvest rotation, spanning from May to February, crops are rotated among the hectare. Roughly speaking cassava will be grown where cowpea was growing and vice verse. Accordingly, bambara and egusi will switch locations. It is important to note that cowpeas are now introduced (from February to April) at the bambaras’ and egusis’ location as to prevent a fallow period. Here, cowpeas can work both as a cover crop, because of their high nitrogen content, or as sources of food depending on food necessity and soil quality. January February March April May 2nd term 3rd term cowpea (harvest) (plant) (harvest) cowpea egusi (hvst) (plant) cowpea bambara
The major tennent of conservative agriculture is the design and management of a crop cycle. Crop rotation maximizes the quality of the land, preventing erosion, loss of nutrients, and the spread of weeds, among other things. As observed from the two-year crop rotation chart, crops are grown, harvested, and cover crops are then introduced during fallow periods. After a full harvest rotation, spanning from May to February, crops are rotated among the hectare. Roughly speaking cassava will be grown where cowpea was growing and vice verse. Accordingly, bambara and egusi will switch locations. It is important to note that cowpeas are now introduced (from February to April) at the bambaras’ and egusis’ location as to prevent a fallow period. Here, cowpeas can work both as a cover crop, because of their high nitrogen content, or as sources of food depending on food necessity and soil quality. January February March April May 2nd term 3rd term cowpea (harvest) (plant) (harvest) cowpea egusi (hvst) (plant) cowpea bambara
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