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Adopting the practice of multiple cropping on a large scale can help in reducing the food crises of a country. The overall cost of input decreases, cost spent on fertilizers, irrigation, labour, etc. reduces because of growing two or more than two crops on the same field. Risk of weed growth, pest
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and disease infestation reduces because of mutual relationship within the crop. This results in better farm management and increased income of the farmer. However, only 5% of global rainfed cropland is under multiple cropping, while 40% of global irrigated cropland is under multiple cropping.
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Threshing can be difficult in multiple cropping systems where crops are harvested together. It can take the form of double-cropping, in which a second crop is planted after the first has been harvested. In the
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is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during one year, instead of just one crop. When multiple crops are grown simultaneously, this is also known as
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involves sowing 12 or more crops on the same plot, including various types of beans, grains, and millets, and harvesting them at different times.
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facilitated double-cropping in the south of the country, leading to a major increase in agricultural yields.
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"MULTIPLE CROPPING- Definition, Benefits and Selection of Crops"
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"Multiple cropping could help feed the world"
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