What are the advantages of inter-cropping and crop rotation ?

Solution:

Using Inter-cropping as a method of crop production ensures the following advantages :-
1. Productivity is increased

2. It economises space and time of cultivating two or more crops.

3. It helps to maintain soil fertility.

While crop rotation confers following benefits :

1. By growing crops in rotation, the fertility of the soil is utilised more evenly. The soil is not depleted in a particular nutrient.

2. By using crop rotation as a method of crop production, the yields of produce obtained are greater than when the same crops are grown year after year.

3. The incidence of weeds, pests and disease is reduced.