by INI | Oct 14, 2025 | CICS010, News
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 CICS #10, coordinated by the Union of Cuma of Pays de la Loire and...
by INI | Jul 17, 2025 | Case Studies, CICS01, CICS010, CICS02, CICS03, CICS04, CICS05, CICS06, CICS07, CICS08, CICS09, CICS11, CICS12, CICS13, News
Intercropping, an agricultural practice that could help counterbalance the negative effects of agricultural specialisation by re-introducing crop diversity in fields, is currently facing strong resistance in Europe. Indeed, current European agricultural systems are...
by INI | Dec 17, 2024 | CICS010, News
Two years of agronomic trials: where does CICS 10 stand? In 2023, a group of farmers in the Anjou region began a series of full-scale experiments on lentil-based associated crops, with the aim of marketing these lentils to local caterers. A year later, the...
by INI | Nov 3, 2023 | CICS010, News
Co-Innovation Case Study (CICS) #10 is composed of a group of 15 farmers in the Anjou region: all of them are in organic farming and some are members of a CUMA (Cooperative for the Use of Agricultural Equipment). Their shared long-term objective is to integrate...
by INI | Sep 27, 2023 | CICS010, CICS03, CICS04, CICS05, CICS06, CICS09, CICS11, CICS12, CICS13, News
The 17th edition of the European Organic Congress, organized by IFOAM Organics Europe and Ecovalia, is currently taking place in Cordoba, Spain. On the picture above, Eduardo Cuoco (IFOAM Organics Europe) presents during the European Organic Congress 1st session on...
by INI | Jul 4, 2023 | Case Studies, CICS010, CICS02, CICS03, CICS05, CICS06, CICS08, CICS09, CICS11, CICS12, CICS13, News
A summer to learn about intercropping Summer is starting and it is time to rest. The IntercropVALUES project started in November and the official kick-off took place at the end of that month, when all partners met in Montpellier to launch the activities and establish...
