Sustainable agriculture through legume-cereal intercropping
The Leguminose project will provide science-based, farmer-led, and economically viable systems and techniques for legume-based intercropping.

What?
Legume-cereal intercropping is an agricultural technique where legume crops (such as beans or peas) are planted alongside cereal crops (such as wheat or barley) in the same field.
Why?
Intercropping provides multiple benefits:

Improves soil health and resilience to stresses

Increases biodiversity

Maximizes land productivity

Reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers

Reduces the carbon footprint of arable farming

Bridging across disciplines and nation borders to provide innovative solutions.
21 organizations from 10 countries
We bring together agronomists, soil microbiologists, plant biologists, geoscientists, computer scientists, policy and communication experts to tackle pressing issues in the agri-food sector and make the most of our land in a sustainable manner.

News and events
7 June 2023
New LEGUMINOSE article on Earth.Org
Shamina Imran Pathan and Norman Gentsch, two members of the LEGUMINOSE team, spoke to Earth.Org about the project’s goals and ambitions and how legume-cereal intercropping offers a profitable transition to
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25 May 2023
Farm walk and workshop on intercropping in Oxfordshire, UK
Join us for a workshop and farm walk at Ben Adams’ cereal farm to learn more about cereal-legume intercropping. We’ll be discussing the benefits of intercropping, as well as the
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24 May 2023
We are rolling: LEGUMINOSE roll-up published
Check out the roll-up for a quick overview of the LEGUMINOSE project.
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22 May 2023
Learn about best practices for growing legumes at Agritec´s Legumes Field Day
The event provides insights into legumes growing practices, drawing on experience from various field trials with pea, faba bean, soybean and lupin.
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20 April 2023
New LEGUMINOSE article in CORDIS
The Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) is the European Commission’s primary source of results from projects funded by EU. They recently published an article about the LEGUMINOSE project.
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20 March 2023
Intercropping can ensure sustainability and food security
Grow cereals and legumes together and achieve more sustainable agriculture. This is the principle of a new Horizon Europe project with participation from Aarhus University. LEGUMINOSE is the name of
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17 March 2023
On-farm living labs: How to participate in research on intercropping
On-farm living labs create a space for joint research between science and practice. Watch our webinar recording to learn more about our project and why we are choosing living labs
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10 March 2023
New LEGUMINOSE article in Farmers Guardian
Farmers Guardian is a weekly newspaper aimed at the British farming industry. They recently covered the LEGUMINOSE project.
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