Recommended Crops and Animals for New Theory Farming
Fruit trees and perennial plants:
Mango, coconut, tamarind, jackfruit, sapodilla, orange, banana, custard apple, papaya, santol, horseradish, neem tree
Short-lived vegetables and flowers:
Sweet potato, taro plant, yard long bean, eggplant, jasmine, Aztec, globe amaranth, rose
Mushroom:
Nang fah mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju), straw mushroom, abalone mushroom (Pleurotus cystidiosus)
Herbs and spices:
Areca palm, betel pepper, pepper, elephant yam, Centella asiatica, ebony tree, ringworm bush, vetiver grass, as well as certain types of crops such as holy basil, common basil, mint, lemongrass
Wood and firewood:
Bamboo, coconut, palm, coral tree, lead tree, eucalyptus, neem tree, cassod tree
Field crops:
Maise, soybean, groundnut, cowpea, pigeon pea, sugarcane, cassava, castor, kapok
Soil nourishing and ground cover crops:
Pigeon pea, sword bean, cassod tree, lead tree, green pea
Animals:
Pigs, chickens and aquatic animals such as common carp, nile tilapia, common silver barb, catfish, frogs
Note: Various plants are more useful than others. When growing plants perennial plants should be given precedence since they need less maintenance in the long run and they give yields regularly all year round. Various species of perennial trees should be selected to give shade and moisture to dwelling places and the environment. The plants should be selected according to the conditions of the terrain, for example, eucalyptus should not be planted along the edge of the pond. Fruit trees should be grown instead.