T4 Sustainability — C level

What is crop rotation?

Why would farmers do it?

Copy down these notes and discuss with your teacher.

Crop Rotation

Crop rotation: planting different crops in the same soil at different times.

Why do crop rotation:

• Keep the soil fertile
• Break the life cycle of pests
• Prevent diseases spreading
• Bigger harvest

It is more sustainable because:

• Farmers use less fertliser and poison
• The soil structure is better
• It works with nature