Choosing the Right Combination of Crops - Short Term, Medium Term & Long Term Crops
In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see how to choose the Right Combination of Crops. In continuation with the filter (criteria) for selecting the crops, we will be covering a very important topic in this blog and it may be a considered a super filter rather than just another filter. Within this filter, you can ensure that other filters are also taken care of. What is meant by Short Term, Medium Term & Long Term Crops? Short Term Crops - Any crop that has life term of about 1 Yr and less (<= 1 Yr) is considered Short Term Crops For eg, Paddy, Leafy Green Vegetables, Cereals, Millets etc Medium Term Crops - Any crop that has life term of greater than 1 Yr and less than 5 Yrs (> 1 Yr & <= 5 Yrs) is considered Medium Term Crops For eg, Sugarcane, Banana, Bamboo, Pappaya etc Long Term Crops - Any crop that has life term of greater than 5 Yrs (> 5 Yrs) is considered Long Term Crops For eg, Mango, Coconut, Teak etc ...