Where it is realized
1 - On-farm
Summary description of agroecological practice
Increasing productivity and profitability by intercropping maize and sweet potatoes.
Type of agroecological practice
cover cropping
Weed management
Why you use and what you expect from this practice?
The practice increases the maize yields, increases income generation , nutrition and secures the family food security.
Intercropping suppresses the weeds through the allelopathic interactions which are detrimental to the growth of weeds.
Substitution of less ecological alternative
1 - Yes