Such the model was invested by Binh Dinh Centre for Agriculture and Fishery Promotion, implemented by Phu My district Station for Agriculture Promotion in the 2010-2011 Winter-Spring crop at Van An hamlet, My Chau commune.
The cassavas were grown alternately with peanuts over an area of 2 hectares. 14 farmer households participated in the programme.
As a result, both the cassavas and the peanuts grew well as there were less insects and diseases, fewer grasses in comparison to conventional practice of growing only one kind of the plants.
Output of the peanuts reached 30 quintals/ha, 3.8 quintal/ha higher than the conventional practice; the output of the cassavas reached 32.4 quintals/ha, 7.48 quintals/ha higher.
After harvesting the peanuts, the farmers used part of the peanut trunks to cover the cassava bases, maintain soil moisture and enrich the soil. Thus, the cassavas grew better and gave higher output, higher levels of starch.
In addition, the farmers had incomes available from the harvest peanuts while waiting for harvest of the cassavas. They also used the peanut trunks as food for cows.
Local farmers showed much interest to the model because it enabled enhancement of the land use and improvement of soil, protection of land resource and sustainable cultivation.
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