Multi-tire Farming

1. Multi-tire Farming
AGR 204
Farming System & Sustainable Agriculture ( 1+1)
- presented by
M.SONALIKA
2019018095

2. • Growing plants of different height in the same
field at the same time is termed as Multi-layer
cropping.
• Multi-layer farming is also called multistoried
cropping and multi-tire farming. It is one type
of intercropping
Multi-tire Farming

3. 1. It gives maximum production from small plots. This can help farmers
cope with land shortages along with income per unit area increase
substantially.
2. Minimizes the risk of crop yield loss.
3. Improves physical properties and health status of the soil.
4. Including legumes in the cropping pattern helps maintain soil fertility by
nitrogen fixation in the soil.
5. Different types of crops can be produced thereby providing a balanced
diet for the family.
6. Weeds are suppressed due to high density planting.
7. Saves the crop from climatic aberrations like high rainfall, soil erosion,
landslides etc.
8. Maintain an ecological balance.
9. Provides suitable micro-climate conditions that benefits the winter
crops.
Advantages of Multi-Storey Cropping System

4. • Multilayer Cropping is based on the principle of high-density
planting and making the ultimate and efficient use of manure,
water, land, labour and vertical space.
• This system of cropping also works on the principles of
minimization of production cost and inputs use, development of
organic and sustainable farming system in order to mitigate the
use of chemicals and ensuring the food and nutritional security to
each household.
Principle of Multi-layer Cropping

5.  First of all you have to select a land.
 After selecting land, reclamation of land should be done. Different
operation such as primary tillage and secondary tillage should be done and
large amount of FYM and vermicompost should be added to soil.
 Then, we have to built a house like structure. We can use bamboo or other
wooden pegs to make framework of the house. The frame of roof can be
made with small bamboos and different grasses are spread over the roof. This
will prevent direct sunlight.
 It will be great if the pH of soil is near to neutral. If it is too acidic or too
alkaline the production will reduced severely
The Process Of Multi-layer Cropping

6.  In this method, four or five different crops are cultivated in the same
field in a specific time. It uses a multi-layer seed sowing method where
different vegetables and fruit crops are sown in deep, middle, top and
topmost layers of soil based on their respective root zone.
 The seeds of creeper vegetables such as bottle guard, bitter guard, etc.
are sown in small pits filled with a mixture of organic manure and soil
to facilitate germination.
 The grown seedlings are then stalked over a home-made trellis. The
trellis allows the area underneath to be planted with shade-loving
vegetables like turmeric, ginger, spinach etc.

7.  Coconut+ papaya+ pineapple.
 Coconut+ banana+ black pepper.
 Arecanut + Banana + Okra + Brinjal.
 Arecanut + Chilli + Coriander.
 Coconut+ black pepper+ papaya+ pineapple.
 Coconut+ banana+ ginger.
 Pigeon pea+ sesame+ ground nut
Examples of some multistoried croppings

8. • Sultana, Samima & Roy, Rakesh & Das, Bhabani & Mondal, Adwaita & Rahman,
Feroze. (2020). Vegetable Based Multitier Cropping System: A Model for Higher
Income for the Farmers in Old Alluvial Soils of West Bengal. Advances in Research.
30-34.
• Chandra,K.K.(2014). Evaluation of growth and economic parameters of Curcuma
longa and Amorphophallus paeoniifolius intercrops in mediumaged Pisidium
guajava orchard.Caribbean Journal of Science and Technology, 2: 392-398
• Dutta, Shourov & Gogoi, Parkey. (2020). Multistorey Cropping System: A
Profitable Approach for Sustainable Productivity.
• Paudel, Mina Nath. (2016). Multiple Cropping for Raising Productivity and Farm
Income of Small Farmers. Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council.
Reference

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