Name : Jihan Thifal Adibah

Class : Agribusiness 1B
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The Benefit of Using Polyculture System

Polyculture is an agricultural business that cultivates various types of agricultural plants on

the same land. This system mimics the diversity of natural ecosystems and avoids monocultures
or monocultures. This planting is carried out in a planned and structured manner, by promoting
better environmental aspects. Basically, polyculture has more benefits for farmers and plants
compared to monoculture. Although the polyculture planting pattern requires a lot of energy at the
time of planting, on the other hand it also provides more benefits to the farmers. When compared
to monoculture systems, polyculture is considered better in terms of preventing the occurrence of
infectious diseases in plants. The polyculture system has several benefits including being able to
plant 2 or more types of plants in one crop, increasing crop prices, and polyculture can make the
soil more fertile.
The polyculture system basically uses a system of planting 2 or types of plants in one crop
at a time. This makes planting plants more effective because there is no need to wait for the harvest
to plant new types of plants. When compared to the monoculture system, when compared to the
monoculture system, polyculture is considered better in terms of preventing the occurrence of
infectious diseases in plants.
In terms of revenue gains, it is clear that polyculture has a positive impact on farmers when
the harvest season arrives. Because, farmers will get different crop yields. For example when the
price of one commodity goes down, there are still other crop yields that are still stable. So, farmers
are not too disadvantaged both in terms of time and financially.
Polyculture can also make the soil more fertile. This is because the diversity of plants can
create new habitats for soil microorganisms, which is very beneficial in the process of plant
growth.
Compared to a single crop system or monoculture, a polyculture planting system is a bit
more expensive, but even though it is more expensive polyculture can produce better yields than
monoculture. Polyculture also uses more energy than monoculture, but the results produced are
also certainly more optimal than monoculture.
From some of the above explanation it can be concluded that although polyculture is more
expensive and uses more energy, polyculture is more profitable for farmers than monoculture. the
polyculture system needs to be expanded because the planting system is carried out in a structured
and planned manner.