The Land Institute Attends COP28
For the first time, The Land Institute will attend COP28, the annual United Nations conference on global climate action, in…
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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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Perennial Grains for Water Quality and Conservation
Food production is dependent on the availability of clean water. Long-rooted perennial grains can absorb excess fertilizer that would otherwise…
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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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Putting Down Roots Webinar – Friends of the Mississippi River
December 4, 2023 | 12:00 pm
Developed by Friends of the Mississippi River, Ecotone Analytics, and the Forever Green Partnership, the newly released Putting Down Roots report examines ...
Scientific Publications
Prioritize perennial grain development for sustainable food production and environmental benefits
Lee DeHaan, Lead Scientist for the Kernza Domestication Program at The Land Institute, and three other Lead Scientists at the organization collaborated with 28 global research partners working with perennial…
Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice
New research reports that a new high-yielding, long-lived perennial rice with significant environmental, economic, and social sustainability impacts is now being grown in Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. Abstract…
The next era of crop domestication starts now
This collaborative paper, which includes research from The Land Institute’s Ecosphere Studies and Perennial Oilseeds Programs, highlights the need to apply tools and technologies toward domestication efforts that equally consider…