Food system strategies to increase grain legume-cereal intercropping in Europe

Tiffanie F. Stone; Jerry Alford; Petra Hanáková Bečvářová; Mohammad A.M. Eisa; Ahmed H. El-Naggar; María José Carpio Espinosa; Magdalena Frąc; Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes; Juan C. García-Gil; Kasper Krabbe; Juliana Trindade Martins; Shamina Imran Pathan; César Plaza; Jim Rasmussen; Cosimo Righini; Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe

doi:10.1080/21683565.2024.2427783

Food system strategies to increase grain legume-cereal intercropping in Europe

Tiffanie F. Stone^*, Jerry Alford, Petra Hanáková Bečvářová, Mohammad A.M. Eisa, Ahmed H. El-Naggar, María José Carpio Espinosa, Magdalena Frąc, Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes, Juan C. García-Gil, Kasper Krabbe, Juliana Trindade Martins, Shamina Imran Pathan, César Plaza, Jim Rasmussen, Cosimo Righini, Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe^*

^*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Intercropping has garnered renewed attention in Europe as an agroecological practice to enhance environmental sustainability. Interest in plant-based proteins by increasing human consumption of legumes is gaining traction. Legume-cereal intercropping for dual seed production could offer environmental and economic advantages. However, barriers hinder widespread adoption by farmers. This study analyzes the results of seven focus groups with 220 diverse stakeholders. Barriers, enabling factors, and strategies for the adoption of grain legume-cereal intercropping were assessed to determine food system transition strategies. The five strategies for intercropping support related to farm, food, advice, governance, and network systems. Farmer-led, institutionally supported, and research-informed advice systems, effective governance, and increased networking would enable strategic pathways for regional food and feed production through intercropping.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Vol/bind	49
Nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	518-542
Antal sider	25
ISSN	2168-3565
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2427783
Status	Udgivet - 2025

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Stone, T. F., Alford, J., Bečvářová, P. H., Eisa, M. A. M., El-Naggar, A. H., Carpio Espinosa, M. J., Frąc, M., Álvaro-Fuentes, J., García-Gil, J. C., Krabbe, K., Martins, J. T., Pathan, S. I., Plaza, C., Rasmussen, J., Righini, C., & Thorsøe, M. H. (2025). Food system strategies to increase grain legume-cereal intercropping in Europe. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 49(4), 518-542. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2427783

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