Efficient fallow management is an essential part of reducing erosion in a crop rotation system.

In relation to shifting cultivation Unruh (1988), for example, has examined the factors underpinning successful fallow management in the Iquitos region of the Peruvian Amazon.

The Crop Health WG focuses on crop production management (e.g., crop rotation and fallow management) and host-plant resistance for managing insect pests and diseases.