What is crop rotation and what …

Farmer\'s weekly logo Home Farm Basics How to Crop Why crop rotation is important February 15, 2012 11:08 am The idea of crop rotation – growing different crops on the same land each year – can be difficult to understand. After all, if you’ve been growing maize and only just managing to feed your family, why reduce the amount of maize you plant (which is what crop rotation requires) and plant something else? But […] The idea of crop rotation – growing different crops on the same land each year – can be difficult to understand. After all, if you’ve been growing maize and only just managing to feed your family, why reduce the amount of maize you plant (which is what crop rotation requires) and plant something else? But here’s the secret: crop rotation will increase your maize yield and give you a surplus to sell.

The growing of crops on a piece of land to prevent exhaustion of the soil on which they r grown.