Case Study 2023
Perennial Rice: Proving the Potential of Perennial Grain Agriculture Over 70% of the food calories that feed humanity come from annual…
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International Initiative
Igniting a movement to advance just and diverse perennial grain agriculture at a global scale.
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Perennial Grain Crops
Natural ecosystems feature perennial plants. So does our approach to perennial grain agriculture.
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Ecological Intensification
Sunlight. Water. Soil. Microbes. Plants. People. The Land Institute brings them all together for sustainable farming.
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Newer Roots for Agriculture
The journal Nature Sustainability has published a “News & Views” analysis article entitled “Newer Roots for Agriculture” by Jerry Glover, a…
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New High-Yielding Perennial Rice Sees Sustainability Success
New High-Yielding Perennial Rice Sees Sustainability Success Catalyzed by Global Collaboration and Knowledge-Sharing Approach Link to Globe Newswire Release November…
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Transforming Agriculture, Perennially: Bloch Executive MBA Speaker Series
April 14, 2023 | 8:00 am
Bloch Executive Hall
Join Rachel Stroer, President of The Land Institute, to hear about the bold new strategic vision to reconcile the human economy with ...
Scientific Publications
Nutritional quality of Onobrychis viciifolia (Scop.) seeds: A potentially novel perennial pulse crop for human use
Researchers from the Legume and Crop Stewardship Programs at The Land Institute collaborated with Turkish research partners to release this publication documenting the potential of sainfoin, a perennial legume, as…
Breeding Intermediate Wheatgrass for Grain Production
This research paper details the improvement of breeding efforts with intermediate wheatgrass resulting from advances in molecular technologies, allowing scientists to focus on producing desirable agronomic traits to create an…
A social perennial vision for the North American Great Plains rooted in the resilience of a natural system-inspired agriculture
In the 2022 book Creating Resilient Landscapes in an Era of Climate Change, a shift to natural systems agriculture, which is modeled by indigenous agricultural practices and the diverse, perennial mixtures found in prairie ecosystems,…