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.
Communication material
This section features all LEGUMINOSE communication material, including infographics, posters and roll-up banners, brochures and press releases.
Roll-up banner
Provides a quick visual representations of what the project is about.
A1 poster
Provides a quick visual representation of what the project is about.
Press release (EN)
Written by our German partners at ESCI in December 2022.
Press release (PL)
Written by our Polish partners at IAPAS in December 2022.
Press release (IT)
Written by our Italian partners at UNIFI in December 2022.
Press release (ES)
Written by our Spanish partners at UPA and CSIC in February 2023.
Press release (EN)
Written by our Danish partners at AU in March 2023.
Press release (CZ)
Written by our Czech partners at Agritec in June 2023.
Press release (IT)
Written by our Italian partners at CIA Toscana in July 2023.
Press release (ES)
Written by our Spanish partners at UPA and CSIC in September 2023.
Press release (IT)
Written by our Italian partners at CIA Toscana in September 2023.
Press release (ES)
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.
Infographic: SWOT analysis
Discover the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of intercropping.
Infographic: Strategies for intercropping
What changes need to happen for intercropping to become more widespread?
Press release (ES)
Written by our Spanish partners at UPA in May 2024.
Press release (ES)
Written by our Spanish partners at UPA in Nov 2024.
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
Intercropping: An EU Sustainable Solution through Traditional Agriculture
Earth.Org, June 2023
Calling all British farmers interested in intercropping
CORDIS, April 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
Getting the most from intercropping: Your questions answered
Farmers Weekly, November 2024
Videos and interviews
Towards a Greener Future
Shamina Imran Pathan on Sustainable Agriculture Practises
Preserving Biodiversity
Norman Gentsch on Intercropping
Cultivating a Sustainable Future
Jim Rasmussen on Intercropping Benefits
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
Stone et al. 2024
Food system strategies to increase cereal-legume intercropping in Europe and across diverse landscapes
Public deliverables
This section features reports and deliverables published by LEGUMINOSE.
Map of Establishment of Dynamic Innovation Partnership (DIP)
Deliverable 2.1
Mar 2023
Report on opportunities for intercropping species mixtures
Deliverable 2.3
Oct 2023
Report on barriers and opportunities towards intercropping
Deliverable 2.2
Jan 2024
Report on dynamics of transition pathways and socio- technical lock-ins in arable farming
Deliverable 2.4
Feb 2024
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