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Leguminose
  • Intercropping
  • The project
    • Our goals
    • Our approach
    • Impact
    • Partner organisations
    • Related initiatives
    • People
    • Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)
  • Research fields
    • Asendorf, DE
    • Cesa Estate, IT
    • Foulum, DK
    • Madrid, ES
    • Osiny, PL
    • Reading, UK
    • Šumperk, CZ
  • News and events
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Group photo from the LEGUMINOSE summer school in Pakistan

Intercropping summer school in Pakistan: Training the next generation in sustainable agriculture

14 July 2025

The first LEGUMINOSE summer school brought over 50 students and researchers together in Pakistan to explore cereal-legume intercropping. Through expert lectures, field visits, and group work, participants gained practical skills for more sustainable farming.

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Shamina Imran Pathan and Magdalena Frac stand smiling in front of their LEGUMINOSE research poster on bacterial and fungal transfer in intercropped rhizospheres.

What soil needs from us: Lessons from an European soil health conference

2 July 2025

What happens when scientists come together to discuss the future of soil? In this recap from a leading European soil health conference, our coordinator Shamina shares her key takeaways — from turning research into practice to cultivating empathy for our soils.

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Photo from the LEGUMINOSE project meeting in Madrid

LEGUMINOSE project meeting in Spain

19 March 202411 March 2024

We recently met in Spain to discuss our progress. Let’s recap our meeting.

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Photo from the Agro Park 2024 fair. Magdalena Frąc at the LEGUMINOSE booth

Promoting sustainable agriculture practices at Agro Park 2024

20 February 2024

We recently took part in the dynamic Agro Park agricultural fair, where our Polish partners showcased our commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture through intercropping.

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Call for abstracts for soil science conference

5 January 202422 November 2023

The Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences, taking place in Florence, Italy from May 19-21, 2024, presents an exciting opportunity for soil scientists. Submit your abstract by January 15, 2024.

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Call for abstracts for EGU General Assembly 2024

5 January 202422 November 2023

The EGU General Assembly 2024, happening from April 14–19, both in Vienna and online, is a global convergence of geoscience professionals. Submit your abstract by January 10, 2024.

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Speaker at LEGUMINOSE workshop

Opportunities and barriers of legume-cereal intercropping in Italy

5 January 202416 October 2023

Our stakeholder workshop series continues: Last month, we discussed opportunities and barriers of legume-cereal intercropping with Italian stakeholders.

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Look over a man's shoulder, holding a piece of paper

Opportunities and barriers of legume-cereal intercropping in Spain

5 January 202414 September 2023

Spanish farmers and researchers discussed the possibilities of growing different crops in the same land plot simultaneously.

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Aerial view of cultivated agricultural fields in summer

Increasing awareness for and interest in intercropping in the UK

5 January 20241 September 2023

The UK Sustainable Farming Incentive is supporting intercropping. A farm walk explored benefits and barriers towards its wider adoption.

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Photo from the stakeholder workshop on intercropping in Poland

Opportunities and barriers of legume-cereal intercropping in Poland

5 January 20244 August 2023

What benefits does legume-cereal intercropping offer? And what are potential barriers to its adoption? We recently explored these questions in a workshop with stakeholders in Poland.

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Recent Posts

  • Intercropping in the UK: From research fields to on-farm living labs 13 October 2025
  • Intercropping in Germany: From muddy fields to protein-rich harvests 24 September 2025
  • Legume-cereal intercropping in practice: Lessons from a small organic farm in Italy 9 September 2025
  • Intercropping in Spain: Testing legume-cereal mixes in challenging conditions 26 August 2025
  • Intercropping summer school in Pakistan: Training the next generation in sustainable agriculture 14 July 2025

The LEGUMINOSE project will provide science-based, farmer-led, and economically viable systems and techniques for legume-based intercropping.

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European Union

This work has received funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant numbers 10057156 and 10039837] to the Soil Association and the University of Reading.

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