Competition and Complementarity:

Intercropping will generally decrease the yields of each crop but increase the total income from all crops.

Benefits:

Intercrop with long term crop such as rubber and fruit tree. Or plant cassava then plant rubber tree etc. good benefit in short and long term, increase yield and income. Cassava income can supple long-term growth tree. 

Intercrop with short term crop such as peanut and soybean, water melon etc. planting first in spring season combine plastic film cover, then cassava, double income than single cassava.

Intercropping cassava with other crops can:

suppress weeds reduce pests and diseases conserve soil and waterincrease farmer's income

Be aware of the principle factors of intercropping:

● the degree of competition between crops and

● socio-economic considerations

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