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The polyfarm concept aims at strengthening traditional
and appropriate farming technologies within the local agro-economic, cultural
and socio-economic constraints of rural small farming. Different modules can be
grouped together to suit the needs of the farmer. The polyfarm can serve as a
demonstration and training facility to make rural farmers aware of the
existence of biotechnologically-enhanced crops, their benefits and potential
for use by resource-poor farmers. Enhanced soybean and maize are planted
together with the conventional crop to demonstrate that these crops can improve
yields, cut costs, reduce spraying and save time for the small-scale farmers.

South African Journal of Botany
2004, 70(1): 83–88