by INI | Nov 7, 2024 | Case Studies, News
In the context of the current agricultural specialisation in Europe, intercropping, an agroecological practice corresponding to mixtures of arable crops in the same field, is particularly relevant. By reintroducing diversity in arable lands, it could help...
by INI | Oct 18, 2024 | CICS02, News
Drone view of the intercropping of wheat and pea experiment in Lönnstorp (pic: Ryan D) Cropping systems in Southern Sweden are highly specialized; focused on producing arable cash crops with a high dependence on external inputs such as fertilizers, weed control...
by INI | Aug 2, 2024 | Case Studies, News
Growing multiple crops simultaneously on the same field, the so-called “intercropping” practice has almost disappeared from our European agricultural landscapes, despite its numerous environmental, economic, and nutritional benefits. The IntercropVALUES project, which...
by INI | Jul 29, 2024 | Case Studies, CICS11, News
Intercropping can offer many potential advantages over single stand cropping systems when applied in organic farming: it optimizes the management of resources, increases agricultural biodiversity, allows better weed control, preserves the fertility of the soil and...
by INI | Jul 5, 2024 | CICS04, News
Lionel Alletto, researcher at INRAE and leader of IntercorpVALUES Co-Innovation Case Study 4, has recently participated in a local tv/online emission called (in French) C dans l’ sol (“It’s in the soil”). Yves Ferrier, from the Chamber of Agriculture and co-leader of...
by INI | Jun 25, 2024 | CICS03, News
Intercropping – growing a few crops at the same time – is a great idea. If you grow barley and peas, for example, the barley gets drip-fed ‘free’ nitrogen from the bean crop, the pea gets a scaffold to support its growth, and pollinating insects get a food source from...
