Resilient Fields, Profitable Yields: The Promise of Intercropping Systems in a Changing Climate for Economic Gains

Year: 2025 | Month: June | Volume 12 | Issue 2

Resilient Fields, Profitable Yields: The Promise of Intercropping Systems in a Changing Climate for Economic Gains

Shaik Rishitha Santosh D.T. Sumit Ray Harun I. Gitari Masina Sairam Sagar Lalichetti Dinkar J. Gaikwad Satya Prasad Nanda and Sagar Maitra
DOI:10.30954/2394-8159.02.2025.2

Abstract:

Climate change fatally impacts agricultural production. To address this, adopting climate-resilient cropping systems is crucial, and intercropping presents a strong option. Intercropping, which involves growing two or more crops on the same land, offers a sustainable solution to the challenges of climate change and profitability. Its benefits are widely recognized. This study examines intercropping performance, economic viability, and climate resilience. Intercropping also improves soil health, erosion control, and carbon sequestration while increasing resource-use efficiency through complementary water, nutrient, and light utilization. It enhances management of environmental stresses, which is vital amid climate change. Economically, intercropping cuts input costs, especially when legumes contribute biological nitrogen, increases land-use efficiency as shown by higher land equivalent ratios, stabilizes production, and diversifies farm income. It adapts to various agroecological conditions. To promote adoption, the study underscores the need for supportive policy, innovation, and better extension services. Overall, intercropping is an economically viable, sustainable, climate-smart cropping system.

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Year: 2025 | Month: June | Volume 12 | Issue 2

Resilient Fields, Profitable Yields: The Promise of Intercropping Systems in a Changing Climate for Economic Gains

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