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In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series,  we will discuss the specifics of Water Storage Methods.  Generally, the water storage methods can be classified into two groups and they are as follows. Underground Water Storage Over ground Water Storage We can opt to utilize one or the other of the methods or a combination of both. Underground Water Storage The water is stored below the surface and can be retrieved at a later point of time by using the available options. Advantages Evaporation is very minimal as the water is stored below the ground Contamination possibility is very less No need to allocate any land for this purpose Disadvantages Water can only be retrieved by using bore well and other means Water availability is not guaranteed as other farmers can also exploit the underground water Over ground Water Storage The water is stored above the surface and can be utilized directly for many purposes and that too whenever we require them.  Examples of this...

In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series,  we will understand the difference between Monoculture and Polyculture and what they mean and what benefits each entails. Monoculture - A single species of plants (I am using the word plants generically and it will also refer to animals as well) A classical example is Paddy cultivation Another example is Coconut Groove One more example is Mango Orchard In Monoculture, there are some advantages as well as disadvantages.  But mostly, the disadvantages overweigh the advantages. Advantages Any person involved in Monoculture will have to gain knowledge only for that particular plants Marketing will be easy Disadvantages May result in complete crop failure due to homogenous plants and hence pests may have a field day Results in over production (Over Production can be from your own field or because of similar farms) Results in profit hit (Those who are in the know how will know how much is the cost per coconut) Polyculture - At le...