In addition to plant growth, the economic yield of banana was unaffected by
an increase in density and a large increase in net profit was predicted for the high
density intercrop under u wide range of scenarios for yield in the third year and with
different levels of discount rate, labour use and market price of banana (Rodrigo et
al. 2001a). Market price of banana should not be affected by the adoption of the high
density banana/rubber intercrop system either at the smallholder or estate levels
(Stirling et al, 1998). The observed increase in banana yield and economic return of
the high density systems would have the effect of increasing food supply and help to
improve the living standards among resource poor smallholders. The demands for
extra labour inputs associated with high density intercropping may be met in some