Intercropping Macadamia Nuts and Coffee with Professor Rogério Soratto

<p>“Macadamia intercropping into an inefficient adult coffee plantation is economically advantageous” with Rogério Soratto.</p> <p>Macadamia nuts are a lucrative crop for Brazilian farmers, but long wait times from planting to production can cause financial strain when first planting them. This episode, Rogério Soratto discusses his work researching intercropping coffee and macadamia nuts, which can help ease financial stress and lead to higher economic efficiency for both crops.</p> <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>What are the barriers to macadamia nut farming</li> <li>How can intercropping these two plants ease financial strain</li> <li>How can intercropping these two plants benefit both crops</li> <li>How pruning patterns and planting arrangements can affect future growth</li> </ul> <p>If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20555">https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20555</a></p> <p>It will be freely available from 15 October to 31 October, 2021.</p> <p>If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href= "http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Rogério, you can find him here:<br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rog%C3%A9rio-p-soratto-91754b24/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogério-p-soratto-91754b24/</a> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/grupo_batata.cafe.feijao/">https://www.instagram.com/grupo_batata.cafe.feijao/</a><br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/RogerioSoratto">https://twitter.com/RogerioSoratto</a></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p>CEU Quiz: <a href= "https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Cou