Looking for resources on sustainable agriculture? Learn more about the ancient agricultural technique that is intercropping. Below you can find articles, scientific publications and other materials from our project.
Media coverage
Discover which media outlets have featured LEGUMINOSE.
Intercropping to boost yield, resilience, and biodiversity
FoodNavigator, September 2022
EU intercropping project seeking trial participants
Farmers Guardian, March 2023
Calling all British farmers interested in intercropping
CORDIS, April 2023
Intercropping: An EU Sustainable Solution through Traditional Agriculture
Earth.Org, June 2023
Cereals-pulse intercropping project seeks UK trial farmers
Farmers Weekly, July 2023
Leguminose: Transforming a niche
Crop Production Magazine, August 2023
Europe’s Agricultural Future May Lie in Both Innovative and Ancient Farming Practices
Earth.Org, September 2023
Leguminose, o cómo mezclar el cultivo de leguminosas y cereales
Ecomercio Agrario, September 2023
5 years of Fridays for Future: Researchers say climate strikes bring slow but sure change
Euronews, September 2023
Farmers Are Turning to an Ancient Practice to Improve Agriculture
RealClearScience, December 2023
Intercropping: a beacon of hope for sustainable agriculture in Europe
Illuminem, December 2023
With crops, two or more is better than one
CORDIS, January 2024
Communication material
This section features all LEGUMINOSE communication material, including infographics, posters and roll-up banners, brochures and press releases.
Roll-up banner
The roll-up provides a quick visual representations of what the project is about.
A1 poster
A1 poster providing a quick visual representation of what the project is about.
Press release (EN)
Press release written by our German partners at ESCI in December 2022.
Press release (IT)
Press release written by our Italian partners at UNIFI in December 2022.
Press release (PL)
Press release written by our Polish partners at IAPAS in December 2022.
Press release (ES)
Press release written by our Spanish partners at UPA and CSIC in February 2023.
Press release (EN)
Press release written by our Danish partners at AU in March 2023.
Press release (CZ)
Press release written by our Czech partners at Agritec in June 2023.
Press release (IT)
Press release written by our Italian partners at CIA Toscana in July 2023.
Press release (ES)
Press release written by our Spanish partners at UPA and CSIC in September 2023.
Press release (IT)
Press release written by our Italian partners at CIA Toscana in September 2023.
Press release (ES)
Press release written by our Spanish partners at UPA in January 2024.
Infographic: Research field map
Discover our seven research fields across Europe.
Infographic: Project structure
Discover the different topics and areas of our project.
Infographic: Benefits of intercropping
Discover the benefits of legume-cereal intercropping for farmers, society and the environment
Infographic: SWOT analysis of intercropping
What are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of legume-cereal intercropping?
Infographic: Strategies for legume-cereal intercropping
What changes need to happen for intercropping to become more widespread?
Videos and interviews
Towards a Greener Future
Shamina Imran Pathan on Sustainable Agriculture Practises
Cultivating a Sustainable Future
Jim Rasmussen on Intercropping Benefits
Preserving Biodiversity
Norman Gentsch on Intercropping
Innovations in Agriculture
Magdalena Frąc on Intercropping Research
Sowing the Seeds of Change
Tom Sizmur on the Future of Agriculture
Optimising Agriculture
Jerry Alford Introduces Legume-Cereal Intercropping
Scientific publications
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Public deliverables
This section features reports and deliverables published by LEGUMINOSE.
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