Explanation: The recently released report by the FAO suggests that use of traditional framing practices including Akkadi Saalu could reduce the escalating human and environmental costs of producing food.

• Akkadi Saalu is an intercropping system that has been in traditional practice in Karnataka. It helps to preserve life in the soil by reducing the use of pesticides.
• It is a traditional biodiversity based ecological farming practice with zero chemical fertilizers, zero chemical pesticides and minimal use of ground water.

Source: FORUMIAS