MONOCULTURE

Definition: A form of agriculture that is based on growing only one type of a crop at one time on a specific field.

Polyculture: A polyculture system assumes that a field is sown with two or more crops at a time.

If a different culture is planted on a given field plot each year, the concept of growing a single crop on one field at a time is still referred to as “monoculture”.

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Advantages:

Increased Productivity and Efficiency

Open a Room for New Technology

Specialised Production

Yields Maximisation

Easier to Manage

Higher Revenues

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Disadvantages:

Pests Management

Higher Pesticides Use

Soil Degradation and Fertility Loss

Higher Use of Fertilisers

Higher Water Use

Decrease in Biodiversity

Impact on Pollinators

Environmental Impacts on Monoculture

Reducing the Effects of Monoculture Farming:

Implementation of Crop Rotation

Smart Use of Fertilisers

Moderate Herbicides and Pesticides Use

More Efficient Water Use