Synopsis This book looks at the cropping systems, patterns and cropping sequences; farm and farm ranch; farming systems around the world; farming systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa; farming systems in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Southern Asia; and farming systems in East Asia, Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean in detail. The book titled, "Cropping and Farming Systems" is a scientific elaboration on the subject. The related themes are presented in a systematic manner to understand the fundamentals clearly. Today, it is clearly understood that any potential farming yield can only be achieved under ideal management of the farm. Farming systems represent integration of farm enterprises as cropping systems , animal husbandry, fisheries, poultry farming, etc. A judicious mix of cropping systems with associated enterprises like dairy, poultry, piggery, fishery, sericulture. etc. suited to the given agro-climatic conditions and socio-economic status of farmers would bring prosperity to the farmer. Therefore, it provides readers with of some of the basic principles of cropping and farming systems. This book will also be of interest to technicians working in the field of biology and applied sciences, more specifically, in the fields of soil science, agronomy, horticulture, hydrology, and forestry.

This book title "Cropping and Farming Systems' is an attempt to understand cropping and farming systems in a comprehensive way.