During an on-crop year, growers often treat the fruit so it can stay on the tree longer.
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Alternate bearing is when a tree produces a heavy crop one year, called an "on-crop,"
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The knowledge behind the practice of building the daldal is now known to all male members of the community, but some Irob men are regarded as more skilful than others in adapting and improving the daldal and in experimenting with different ways of using the niches that they have created for crop, grass and tree production.
Timberland and Smallholder Farmers Alliance are helping local farmers learn how to improve crop yields, develop eight community tree nurseries and support agricultural training centers in the region.