Intercropping in Bangladesh
D.B. Pandit, cropping systems agronomist at CSISA-Bangladesh, shared with us this photo showing maize intercropped with red amaranth (a leaf vegetable widely used in Bangladesh) from the CSISA-Bangladesh demonstration plot in the Mymensingh hub. “Farmers’ profits from red amaranth last year were 870 USD per hectare,” added D.B. Pandit. “Red amaranth is usually harvested within 40 days after seeding, so it doesn’t affect maize yield, rather it helps to control weeds and conserve soil moisture. As a result, farmers profits increase. Thus, intercropping is more useful for poor farmers.”
Photo credit: D.B. Pandit/CIMMYT.
Intercropping in Bangladesh
D.B. Pandit, cropping systems agronomist at CSISA-Bangladesh, shared with us this photo showing maize intercropped with red amaranth (a leaf vegetable widely used in Bangladesh) from the CSISA-Bangladesh demonstration plot in the Mymensingh hub. “Farmers’ profits from red amaranth last year were 870 USD per hectare,” added D.B. Pandit. “Red amaranth is usually harvested within 40 days after seeding, so it doesn’t affect maize yield, rather it helps to control weeds and conserve soil moisture. As a result, farmers profits increase. Thus, intercropping is more useful for poor farmers.”
Photo credit: D.B. Pandit/CIMMYT.