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Home gardens, also known as forest gardens, are found in humid areas. They use Inter-cropping to cultivate Tree s, Crops , and Livestock on the same land. In Kerala in South India as well as in northeastern India, they are the most common form of land use; they are also found in Indonesia . One example combines Coconut , Black Pepper , Cocoa and Pineapple .

These gardens exemplify Polyculture , and conserve much crop Genetic Diversity and Heirloom Plant s that are not found in Monocultures . There are now efforts to apply a similar concept in temperate climates ( Forest Gardening ).


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