IntercropVALUES
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"Developing intercropping for agrifood value chains and ecosystem services delivery in Europe and Southern countries"
Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Program. Funded by the European Union. Grant Agreement 101081973.
Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Program. Funded by the European Union. Grant Agreement 101081973.
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Organic farming in the Maine-et-Loire region (France). Two internships assess how #intercropping could secure lentil and pea production in organic systems and improve local value chains, especially for supplying collective catering.
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Intercropping with Lentils and Peas in Organic Farming: Lessons from Two Student Internships in France - IntercropVALUES
Within the IntercropVALUES project, two consecutive internships were conducted in 2024 and 2025 with organic farmers in the Maine-et-Loire region (France). Both internships were carried out under the ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Organic farming in the Maine-et-Loire region (France). Two internships assess how #intercropping could secure lentil and pea production in organic systems and improve local value chains, especially for supplying collective catering.
intercropvalues.eu/news/intercr...
intercropvalues.eu/news/intercr...
🌾🥙 In France, consumers are embracing wheat–chickpea flour through participatory cooking trials! This innovative blend highlights how intercrops can boost sustainability, nutrition, and flavor #Sustainability #Intercropping
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November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🌾🥙 In France, consumers are embracing wheat–chickpea flour through participatory cooking trials! This innovative blend highlights how intercrops can boost sustainability, nutrition, and flavor #Sustainability #Intercropping
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New Editorial: "Intercropping with robots" rdcu.be/eHmnu
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can enhance soil quality, total yield & biodiversity. Modern advances in artificial intelligence & robotics are helping to overcome some of the practical challenges.
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can enhance soil quality, total yield & biodiversity. Modern advances in artificial intelligence & robotics are helping to overcome some of the practical challenges.
September 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New Editorial: "Intercropping with robots" rdcu.be/eHmnu
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can enhance soil quality, total yield & biodiversity. Modern advances in artificial intelligence & robotics are helping to overcome some of the practical challenges.
Intercropping is an agricultural practice that can enhance soil quality, total yield & biodiversity. Modern advances in artificial intelligence & robotics are helping to overcome some of the practical challenges.
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A great day in the field in Rwanda 🇷🇼 visiting the Kayonza research station and on-farm experiments, especially on cassava-maize #intercropping @canallsproject.bsky.social @oneacrefund.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A great day in the field in Rwanda 🇷🇼 visiting the Kayonza research station and on-farm experiments, especially on cassava-maize #intercropping @canallsproject.bsky.social @oneacrefund.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social
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#WCA2025 Highlights 🎥
During a field trip in Gicumbi District, we saw firsthand how farms have shifted from monocrops to intercropping, with trees protecting riverbanks, controlling wind in tea plantations, and supporting beneficial species.
#Trees4Resilience
During a field trip in Gicumbi District, we saw firsthand how farms have shifted from monocrops to intercropping, with trees protecting riverbanks, controlling wind in tea plantations, and supporting beneficial species.
#Trees4Resilience
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#WCA2025 Highlights 🎥
During a field trip in Gicumbi District, we saw firsthand how farms have shifted from monocrops to intercropping, with trees protecting riverbanks, controlling wind in tea plantations, and supporting beneficial species.
#Trees4Resilience
During a field trip in Gicumbi District, we saw firsthand how farms have shifted from monocrops to intercropping, with trees protecting riverbanks, controlling wind in tea plantations, and supporting beneficial species.
#Trees4Resilience
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Intercropping can reduce the carbon lost from soils by warming www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Long-term intercropping mitigates warming-induced carbon loss via enhancing microbial and substrate resistance
Long-term intercropping represents a key strategy to boost productive and ecological benefits. However, its potential to mitigate soil carbon-climate …
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November 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Intercropping can reduce the carbon lost from soils by warming www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New article: "Intercropping can enhance long-term farm economic performance: Evidence from Swedish agriculture 2001–2018"
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November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New article: "Intercropping can enhance long-term farm economic performance: Evidence from Swedish agriculture 2001–2018"
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🌱 #Intercropping in Flanders: High Potential, Many Barriers🌱
Despite growing interest, intercropping in Flanders remains limited. Economic competitiveness is the question.
Find the full article on our website:
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Despite growing interest, intercropping in Flanders remains limited. Economic competitiveness is the question.
Find the full article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/news/intercr...
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🌱 #Intercropping in Flanders: High Potential, Many Barriers🌱
Despite growing interest, intercropping in Flanders remains limited. Economic competitiveness is the question.
Find the full article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/news/intercr...
Despite growing interest, intercropping in Flanders remains limited. Economic competitiveness is the question.
Find the full article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/news/intercr...
Barriers to #intercropping have been identified: how to move forward?
Regular meetings take place among CoInnovation Case Study leaders to share solutions implemented in different contexts.
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Regular meetings take place among CoInnovation Case Study leaders to share solutions implemented in different contexts.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Barriers to #intercropping have been identified: how to move forward?
Regular meetings take place among CoInnovation Case Study leaders to share solutions implemented in different contexts.
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Regular meetings take place among CoInnovation Case Study leaders to share solutions implemented in different contexts.
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
New release:
A meta-analysis from our colleagues at #Leg4Dev shows some of the benefits of #intercropping. The paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of various #intercropping systems and agronomic practices in response to changing moisture conditions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A meta-analysis from our colleagues at #Leg4Dev shows some of the benefits of #intercropping. The paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of various #intercropping systems and agronomic practices in response to changing moisture conditions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Enhancing the resilience of intercropping systems to changing moisture conditions in Africa through the integration of grain legumes: A meta-analysis
Africa faces significant challenges due to climate change, which jeopardizes food security and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers who rely heavily…
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June 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
New release:
A meta-analysis from our colleagues at #Leg4Dev shows some of the benefits of #intercropping. The paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of various #intercropping systems and agronomic practices in response to changing moisture conditions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A meta-analysis from our colleagues at #Leg4Dev shows some of the benefits of #intercropping. The paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of various #intercropping systems and agronomic practices in response to changing moisture conditions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New release:
➡️ #Intercropping achieves long-term dual goals of yield gains and soil N2O emission mitigation.
The research was conducted in #China (Yunnan Agricultural University), where #intercropping has a long tradition.
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➡️ #Intercropping achieves long-term dual goals of yield gains and soil N2O emission mitigation.
The research was conducted in #China (Yunnan Agricultural University), where #intercropping has a long tradition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Intercropping achieves long-term dual goals of yield gains and soil N2O emission mitigation
Mitigating nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from agricultural soil is imperative for addressing climate change. Although diversified cropping systems hav…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New release:
➡️ #Intercropping achieves long-term dual goals of yield gains and soil N2O emission mitigation.
The research was conducted in #China (Yunnan Agricultural University), where #intercropping has a long tradition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️ #Intercropping achieves long-term dual goals of yield gains and soil N2O emission mitigation.
The research was conducted in #China (Yunnan Agricultural University), where #intercropping has a long tradition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Intercropping to suppress #weeds and mitigate #pest damage: a snapshot of what partners have observed in the field
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June 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#Intercropping to suppress #weeds and mitigate #pest damage: a snapshot of what partners have observed in the field
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#Intercropping in #Sweden: what are the barriers?
25 participants, 14 organizations (research, advisory services, regional government, civil society, food business actors and farming) met in Alnarp and ranked these (from most to least critical):
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25 participants, 14 organizations (research, advisory services, regional government, civil society, food business actors and farming) met in Alnarp and ranked these (from most to least critical):
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June 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#Intercropping in #Sweden: what are the barriers?
25 participants, 14 organizations (research, advisory services, regional government, civil society, food business actors and farming) met in Alnarp and ranked these (from most to least critical):
intercropvalues.eu/news/overcom...
25 participants, 14 organizations (research, advisory services, regional government, civil society, food business actors and farming) met in Alnarp and ranked these (from most to least critical):
intercropvalues.eu/news/overcom...
Happy World Environment Day! 🌱 #intercropping
We are committed to improving the #environmental health of our agricultural systems by:
🌿 improving ecosystem functioning,
🪱 increasing resource efficiency,
🌷 reducing dependence on synthetic inputs,
🐝 promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
We are committed to improving the #environmental health of our agricultural systems by:
🌿 improving ecosystem functioning,
🪱 increasing resource efficiency,
🌷 reducing dependence on synthetic inputs,
🐝 promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
June 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy World Environment Day! 🌱 #intercropping
We are committed to improving the #environmental health of our agricultural systems by:
🌿 improving ecosystem functioning,
🪱 increasing resource efficiency,
🌷 reducing dependence on synthetic inputs,
🐝 promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
We are committed to improving the #environmental health of our agricultural systems by:
🌿 improving ecosystem functioning,
🪱 increasing resource efficiency,
🌷 reducing dependence on synthetic inputs,
🐝 promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
#Wheat 🌾 and #pea 🫛 . Would you like to know what happens when these two crops are #intercropped and end up on our tables in the form of bread 🍞 ?
🧐 Don't miss the article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Pictures by Odette Weedon
🧐 Don't miss the article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Pictures by Odette Weedon
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#Wheat 🌾 and #pea 🫛 . Would you like to know what happens when these two crops are #intercropped and end up on our tables in the form of bread 🍞 ?
🧐 Don't miss the article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Pictures by Odette Weedon
🧐 Don't miss the article on our website:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Pictures by Odette Weedon
International Day for Biological #Diversity: learn how #intercropping can enhance #biodiversity by:
👉 increasing the complexity of the ecosystem,
👉 providing diverse habitats and food sources,
👉 promoting beneficial interactions between plants & organisms.
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👉 increasing the complexity of the ecosystem,
👉 providing diverse habitats and food sources,
👉 promoting beneficial interactions between plants & organisms.
youtu.be/7-haVVaNN7c?...
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
International Day for Biological #Diversity: learn how #intercropping can enhance #biodiversity by:
👉 increasing the complexity of the ecosystem,
👉 providing diverse habitats and food sources,
👉 promoting beneficial interactions between plants & organisms.
youtu.be/7-haVVaNN7c?...
👉 increasing the complexity of the ecosystem,
👉 providing diverse habitats and food sources,
👉 promoting beneficial interactions between plants & organisms.
youtu.be/7-haVVaNN7c?...
The city of #Milan can be an excellent setting for bringing #intercropping closer to citizens.
Thanks to this, visitors to the "Aurelia Josz Municipal Botanical Museum" could learn about #intercropping and have their questions answered.
👉 Read about it here:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Thanks to this, visitors to the "Aurelia Josz Municipal Botanical Museum" could learn about #intercropping and have their questions answered.
👉 Read about it here:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Citizens discover intercropping at the Municipal Botanical Museum in Milan (Italy) - IntercropVALUES
In the framework of its activities addressed to citizens, last May 17 the Municipal Botanical Museum ‘Aurelia Josz’ in Milan organized a free visit to its garden. On the occasion, the Museum curators ...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The city of #Milan can be an excellent setting for bringing #intercropping closer to citizens.
Thanks to this, visitors to the "Aurelia Josz Municipal Botanical Museum" could learn about #intercropping and have their questions answered.
👉 Read about it here:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
Thanks to this, visitors to the "Aurelia Josz Municipal Botanical Museum" could learn about #intercropping and have their questions answered.
👉 Read about it here:
intercropvalues.eu/case-studies...
It´s World Bee Day 🐝: in agriculture, bees' main contribution is pollination, facilitating the reproduction of many plants and improving the quantity and quality of fruits.
Intercropping benefits bees by offering a greater diversity of flowers, prolonging access to nectar and pollen
Intercropping benefits bees by offering a greater diversity of flowers, prolonging access to nectar and pollen
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It´s World Bee Day 🐝: in agriculture, bees' main contribution is pollination, facilitating the reproduction of many plants and improving the quantity and quality of fruits.
Intercropping benefits bees by offering a greater diversity of flowers, prolonging access to nectar and pollen
Intercropping benefits bees by offering a greater diversity of flowers, prolonging access to nectar and pollen
👩🌾🌾 International students from University of Pavia visited CREA Ricerca for a first-hand look at #intercropping & legume breeding with the #IntercropVALUES team!
From lab to field, a glimpse into sustainable ag in action! 🌍
📖 Read more: intercropvalues.eu/news/a-first...
From lab to field, a glimpse into sustainable ag in action! 🌍
📖 Read more: intercropvalues.eu/news/a-first...
A first direct experience with intercropping for students in Italy - IntercropVALUES
A group of about 25 international students (representing several Countries from Europe, Africa and Asia) engaged in the Master’s course on Agri-food Sustainability at the University of Pavia, Italy, v...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
👩🌾🌾 International students from University of Pavia visited CREA Ricerca for a first-hand look at #intercropping & legume breeding with the #IntercropVALUES team!
From lab to field, a glimpse into sustainable ag in action! 🌍
📖 Read more: intercropvalues.eu/news/a-first...
From lab to field, a glimpse into sustainable ag in action! 🌍
📖 Read more: intercropvalues.eu/news/a-first...
📽️ New video from IntercropVALUES partner INTIA!
Learn how #intercropping is contributing to pest reduction in horticultural crops in Navarra (Spain)
👇Watch the full video here 👇
#SustainableAgriculture #PestReduction #IntercropVALUES #Sustainability
Learn how #intercropping is contributing to pest reduction in horticultural crops in Navarra (Spain)
👇Watch the full video here 👇
#SustainableAgriculture #PestReduction #IntercropVALUES #Sustainability
Co-Innovation Case Study 8. Vetch and broccoli. INTIA, Spain.
YouTube video by IntercropVALUES & ReMIX
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March 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📽️ New video from IntercropVALUES partner INTIA!
Learn how #intercropping is contributing to pest reduction in horticultural crops in Navarra (Spain)
👇Watch the full video here 👇
#SustainableAgriculture #PestReduction #IntercropVALUES #Sustainability
Learn how #intercropping is contributing to pest reduction in horticultural crops in Navarra (Spain)
👇Watch the full video here 👇
#SustainableAgriculture #PestReduction #IntercropVALUES #Sustainability
Farmers agree that #intercropping has the potential to become a relevant part of the toolbox:
👉to meet political goals,
👉to enhance resilience
👉and to adapt to climate change on their farms.
intercropvalues.eu/news/lock-in...
👉to meet political goals,
👉to enhance resilience
👉and to adapt to climate change on their farms.
intercropvalues.eu/news/lock-in...
February 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Farmers agree that #intercropping has the potential to become a relevant part of the toolbox:
👉to meet political goals,
👉to enhance resilience
👉and to adapt to climate change on their farms.
intercropvalues.eu/news/lock-in...
👉to meet political goals,
👉to enhance resilience
👉and to adapt to climate change on their farms.
intercropvalues.eu/news/lock-in...
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Third growing season at our experiment about rainfall extremes (drought vs heavy rains) at the University of Zimbabwe! Maize🌽 and cowpea are looking nice this year compared to the El Nino year in 2024! #intercropping #mulch #fertilizers #climatechange @intercropvalues.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Third growing season at our experiment about rainfall extremes (drought vs heavy rains) at the University of Zimbabwe! Maize🌽 and cowpea are looking nice this year compared to the El Nino year in 2024! #intercropping #mulch #fertilizers #climatechange @intercropvalues.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social