Intercropping several tree crops is not only possible, but profitable. This was recently demonstrated by researchers from CIRAD and their partners in Ivory Coast who spent 17 years monitoring a trial in which rubber ― a crop grown in the open that can reach a height of more than 25 metres ― and other cash crops suited to shade, such as coffee and cocoa.
via CIRAD - Actualités / News http://www.cirad.fr/news/all-news-items/articles/2013/science/rubber-intercropping-with-coffee-or-cocoa-is-more-profitable-than-monocropping
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