Citation: Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment—evidence from Ghana and Malawi suggests (2024, June 10) retrieved 26 March 2025 from https://phys.org ...

Comment: Single-crop farming is leaving wildlife with no room to turn Is there a better way to grow our food, asks Manu Saunders.

Crops bred to thrive in single-crop settings begin adapting to growing in multispecies environments over just two generations, shows a new study. The findings provide preliminary evidence about ...

Family members harvest coffee beans on a small-scale farm in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. (Credit: Zia Mehrabi) Rotating crops, conserving soil nutrients and deploying other strategies to “diversify” ...

Although some insects are pests that plague the crops we hope to harvest, many other insects are natural predators that help keep pests in check. Since these predators don’t just feed on a single crop ...

Replacing single-crop farming with a diversity of plants, animals and farming techniques will not lead to a decline in food production and farmers' income. Skip to content.