YouTube video by VALERECO

YouTube video by VALERECO

What can years of research across the Mediterranean teach us when viewed as a whole rather than project by project? Which innovations are ready to scale, what barriers remain, and how can research…

🌍 Through its #LivingLabs across Europe, #VALERECO explores how legume-based farming can deliver benefits for both farmers and the environment, supporting the transition towards more sustainable and resilient food systems. 🌱 Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! #Legumes #HorizonEurope https://t.co/yklaIj8yCS

YouTube video by Science 2 Business TV

YouTube video by VALERECO

How does crop rotation contribute to healthier ecosystems and more resilient farming systems? In this short field interview, Lorenzo Gabriele Tramacere, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Università di Pisa (UNIPI), and Stefano Carlesi, Assistant Professor at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), discuss the importance of crop rotation within the Italian VALERECO Living Lab. Filmed in Pisa, Italy, the conversation explores the value of crop diversification, the essential role of pollinators, and the next steps towards fostering sustainable and biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices.

Building on the first session of the series, this webinar focused on how legume-based systems can strengthen ecosystem services and foster more sustainable, biodiversity-rich farming landscapes. Experts discussed and presented how diversified legume systems enhance pollination by bees, improve soil health, and reveal the complex cause–effect relationships that shape resilient agroecosystems. The session also presented preliminary soil health insights from cowpea trials in Portugal, alongside perspectives from both the GOOD and VALERECO projects.