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Tillage system that leaves crop residue on the fields after harvesting to reduce soil erosion and water loss. Benefits include reduced soil degradation, improved water retention, and lower carbon footprint.

The practice of rotating different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of seasons. Benefits include improved soil fertility and structure, reduced soil erosion, and management of pest and weed populations.

An agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant wastes and nitrogen-fixing cover crops. Benefits include preserving ecological harmony, reducing pollution, and maintaining soil fertility.

A land use management system where trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, and sustainable land-use systems.

A pest control strategy that uses an array of complementary methods: mechanical devices, biological control, cultural controls, and chemical tools. Benefits include reduced chemical pesticide use, lowered cost of pest management, and environmental protection.

Growing crops to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested. Benefits include protection against erosion, soil moisture retention, and enhancement of soil health through nitrogen fixation and organic matter addition.

The collection and storage of rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than letting it run off. Benefits include improved water availability, reduced dependency on external water sources, and minimized impact of droughts on agriculture.

An approach to land management that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. Benefits include sustainable and self-sufficient ecosystems, increased biodiversity, and reduced environmental impact.

An agricultural management concept based on observing, measuring, and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops. Benefits include increased crop yields, reduced input costs, and minimized environmental impact through targeted crop management.