Which is a better method of agriculture?

Monoculture
Polyculture
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    7/30/2007 9:36:42 AM

    Okay, let's approve.

    7/28/2007 3:09:40 PM

    If you're into this stuff, it's a big deal. The two sides are pretty firmly entrenched.

    7/25/2007 1:44:02 PM

    If we're going to have an Agriculture subtopic (and we do), this is a valid issue.

    7/23/2007 12:26:39 PM

    May not be uberexciting, but there is good evidence out there on the debate.

    7/11/2007 2:44:32 PM

    Polyculture is held to be ecologically superior to monoculture and, in the field area examined, economically more productive as well. Thus further investigation of polycultural approaches to agricultural development would appear to be warranted.

    Snoozefest.

    6/1/2007 4:47:40 PM

    This issue moved from another topic. The original issue can be found here

    6/1/2007 4:17:54 PM

    Yes.  Let's move this guy.

    4/26/2007 2:54:38 PM

    does this issue belong in our new topic entitled Agriculture?

    4/15/2007 3:32:44 PM

    This issue moved from another topic. The original issue can be found here

    4/15/2007 3:32:02 PM

    I don't think this really belongs under Health, I'm going to put it somewhere in Environment.

    2/3/2007 8:32:25 AM

    fine by me

    10/15/2006 11:28:51 PM

    Monoculture (growing only one crop on a big farm) is favored by business types because it's more efficient. Polyculture is favored by environmentalists because it's considered more sustainable (less susceptible to disease, better for soil, more biodiversity or something). There could be a worthwhile debate here.