Polyculture is agriculture using multiple crops in the same space, in imitation of the diversity of natural ecosystems, and avoiding large stands of single crops, or monoculture. It includes crop rotation, multi-cropping, and inter-cropping.

Polyculture is one of the principles of permaculture.

See also

• Agroecology
• Companion planting
• Home gardens
• Forest gardening

External links

• Crop rotation and polyculture
• Polycultures in the Brazilian drylands