🎥 Tuning in from our research field in Denmark: Watch as our scientists dig deep into the soil to explore the potential of legume-cereal intercropping for a greener future! 👇.

🌍 Soil degradation: The silent crisis. Erosion, salinisation, acidification, compaction and contamination threaten food, climate and life. 📖 . We grow solutions with legume-cereal intercropping. 🌱

How does intercropping shape plant-soil-microbe dynamics?. Our Italian partners propose a new framework in this open access review. 👇. #Intercropping #SoilHealth. @PathanShamina | @pietramellara | @DagriUnifi | @UniHannover .

🧵 3/3. What could help? .✅ Design systems for separate harvest.✅ Create new markets for mixed grains (e.g. food innovation). With the right support, intercropping could thrive in Poland – and beyond. 📄 More here:

🧵 2/3. Challenges include:.🔧 Machinery is not always adapted. 🥣 Mixed yields are hard to market. 🌾 Grain separation can be tricky

Could intercropping be a climate-smart win for Polish farmers? . Some are already doing it – but adoption remains low despite clear benefits:.✅ Less fertiliser .✅ Healthier soils.✅ Reduced costs. Despite these benefits, barriers still exist. 👇 🧵 1/3

🌱 Soil Atlas 2024:.1/3 of soils are degraded.60% of soil in Europe are unhealthy. Restoration is cheaper than inaction – but urgent action is needed!. Read more:

@SoilAssociation @IFarmers

Looking for intercropping advice?. Check out:.✅ The @SoilAssociation’s resources.✅ The @IFarmers  website.✅ Andy Howard’s Nuffield Scholarship. 🌱 #Intercropping is gaining attention - join the movement!. 📖 Get started with our guide 👇.

🌍 Agriculture causes 1/3 of emissions and 90% of deforestation.💰 But gets <5% of climate finance. Former UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa argues: to meet climate goals, we must fund sustainable farming — fast. 📖 #ClimateFinance #Agroecology #COP30.

🧵 4/4.A diverse soil microbiome means healthier crops and better yields. Intercropping supports this biodiversity, helping build resilient and sustainable food systems. 📄 Read the factsheet:

🧵 3/4.Researchers from @IAPAS_PL studied soil microbial biodiversity in legume-cereal systems. They found that intercropping:.✅ Increases soil microbial diversity.✅ Boosts enzymatic activity.✅ Enhances natural plant defences

🧵 2/4.Soil microbes are key to:.🌿 Nutrient cycling.🛡️ Disease resistance.🌾 Crop resilience.But how do intercropping systems affect these microbial underground networks?

🦠 What happens in the soil when we intercrop? A thread on soil microbes, intercropping, and plant health 🧵1/4 👇

Shoutout to cameraman Eoin Duffin for trekking across fields with all the gear!.#Intercropping  #BehindTheScenes

🎥 We spent a day at UK farmer’s Dougal Hosford beautiful farm – filming, exploring and learning about intercropping in action. A heartfelt thank you to Dougal and his wife for hosting us and preparing an incredible home-cooked lunch with ingredients from their farm.

📢 You want to sell intercrop products. What are the options?. ✔ Sell grains separately.✔ Market them as a combined product (feed mills love this!). 💡 Example: High-protein wheat & beans can go directly into feed rations!. 📖 Find out more 👇.

It’s World #NatureConservationDay!. What does intercropping have to do with it?. 🌿 Boosts biodiversity.🦋 Supports pollinators.🌾 Builds healthier soils.🌍 Makes farming more nature-friendly. Conservation starts in the fields. #Intercropping #Agroecology

Intercropping provides big benefits – better soil health, less fertiliser use, and resilient farms. But farmers aren’t adopting it at scale. The new LEGUMINOSE & @IntercropVALUES policy brief explains why – and how better policies could change that. 👇.

@riazhuss 🧵 4/4. The potential is there – but support is key. With training, tools, and context-specific guidance, wheat-legume intercropping could help dryland farmers in Pakistan and beyond farm more sustainably. 📄 Full factsheet: