Discuss which intensive agricultural practice is most common in your country.
Identify if it is capital intensive or labor intensive
Discuss examples of different methods on planting such as Double Cropping, Intercropping/multicropping, and Monocropping (Monoculture).
Large-Scale Monoculture (Monocropping, the most common):
Monoculture involves cultivating a single crop on a large scale. In Brazil, soybeans and sugarcane are often grown using monoculture practices.
This method is typically more capital-intensive as it often involves mechanized farming, heavy use of machinery, and technology such as genetically modified seeds and precision farming techniques.
Double Cropping:
Double cropping involves growing two consecutive crops on the same piece of land within a single growing season. This is common in regions with favorable climate conditions.
In Brazil, double cropping is often practiced with crops like soybeans and maize. For example, after the soybean harvest, maize is planted in the same field during the same growing season.
Intercropping/Multicropping:
Intercropping or multi-cropping is the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crops in the same field.
In Brazil, a common example of intercropping is the cultivation of soybeans and corn together. The combination of these crops can provide benefits such as better resource utilization and pest control.