Scientific publications
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION #1
The ESSU concept for designing, modeling and auditing ecosystem service provision in intercropping and agroforestry systems.
Sylvain Rafflegeau, Marie Gosme, Karim Barkaoui, Léo Garcia, Clémentine Allinne, Olivier Deheuvels, Juliette Grimaldi, Patrick Jagoret, Pierre-Éric Lauri, Anne Merot, Aurélie Metay, Francesco Reyes, Stéphane Saj, George Nicolas Curry & Eric Justes
The paper proposes a concept for designing, modeling, monitoring, and auditing desired ecosystem services, in intercropping and agroforestry systems, which the scientists have named ESSU (Ecosystem Services functional Spatial Unit).
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION #2
Modeling soil‑plant functioning of intercrops using comprehensive and generic formalisms implemented in the STICS model
Rémi Vezy, Sebastian Munz, Noémie Gaudio, Marie Launay, Patrice Lecharpentier, Dominique Ripoche, Eric Justes
In this study, the authors propose a set of simple and generic formalisms for simulating key interactions in bi-specific intercropping systems that can be readily included into existing dynamic crop models.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION #3
The acquisition of macro and micronutrients is synergistic in species mixtures: example of mixed crucifer-legume cover crops
Antoine Couëdel, Lionel Alletto and Eric Justes
Species mixtures of crucifer-legume have been shown to effectively take up nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) to decrease losses due to leaching, but their ability to simultaneously take up other key macro- and micronutrients remains unknown. This study assessed the performances of a wide variety of bispecific crucifer-legume mixtures to provide synergetic uptake of multiple nutrients to target nutrient-recycling ecosystem services.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION #4
What are the benefits of growing multiple crop species together?
Researchers: Chunjie Li, Tjeerd-Jan Stomph, David Makowski, Wopke van der Werf and others
Associate Editors: Allison Gamzon and Alexandra Appleton
In early 2023 Wopke van der Werf and his team had the happy news that their meta-analysis on the productive performance of intercropping had been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, better known by its abbreviation PNAS. Now, in 2024, an adaptation of this journal paper for middle and high school children was published in the American Science Journal for Kids. The editors of this journal have done a marvellous job making the potential of intercropping, accessible to kids. This will bring intercropping to the classroom at high schools.
Practice-oriented publications
PRACTICE ABSTRACT #1
Growing organic faba bean and wheat for food
ENGLISH / FRENCH
PRACTICE ABSTRACT #2
Reducing risk of grain legume production through intercropping in temperate climates
ENGLISH / SWEDISH
practice abstract #3
Interplay©: a support tool to help novice farmers choose cereal-legume intercrops
ENGLISH / FRENCH
PRACTICE ABSTRACT #4
Eliminate lentil bruchids as soon as possible after early harvest to reduce yield losses
ENGLISH / FRENCH
PRACTICE ABSTRACT #5
Control of the parasitic weed Dodder in buckwheat or lentil cultivation through intercropping with linseed in Central Italy
ENGLISH / ITALIAN
practice abstract #6
Reduce herbicide use by intercropping sugarcane with service crops
ENGLISH / FRENCH
PRACTICE ABSTRACT #7
Intercropping wheat and pea for on-farm pasta production
ENGLISH / SERBIAN
PRACTICE ABSTRACT #8
Marketing organic intercropped rapeseed oil
ENGLISH
practice abstract #9
Renewed approach of extension services to advance modern intercropping in South Mozambique
ENGLISH
PRACTICE ABSTRACT#10
Intercropping of wheat and pea can suppress weed growth and enhances water use effi-ciency under Mediterranean conditions
ENGLISH / GREEK
Policy recommendations
POLICY BRIEF #1
Designing “intercrops friendly” policies: lessons from the analysis of barriers to intercropping.
POLICY BRIEF #2
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POLICY BRIEF #3
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The project aims to rethink the value chain as “Fork-to-Farm”, to challenge the status quo and support new ways of thinking about developing links between consumers and farmers
Project deliverables
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DELIVERABLE #1
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DELIVERABLE #2
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DELIVERABLE #3
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General communication materials (English)
LOGO
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Identity manual
Main graphic elements of IntercropVALUES and how they should be correctly applied for good use of the brand
project flyer
A5 flyer presenting the main objectives and summary of the project
Project presentation
Including the key points of the project
Project roll-up
Introducing IntercropVALUES at project events
Press release #1
Press release from the Kick off Meeting – November 2022
PRESS RELEASE #2
Press release from the first annual meeting – October 2023
NEWSLETTER #1
18 months of intercropping. From November 2022 to April 2024
PRESS RELEASE #3
Press release from the second annual meeting – September 2024
Project flyer (country languages)
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SERBIAN
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GREEK
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FRENCH
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GERMAN
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DUTCH
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DANISH
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SWEDISH
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CHINESE
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