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J.-M. Ricard ; M. Millan ; M. Jay ; B. Rosies ; S. Simon ; P.-E. Lauri ; M. Gabet |ALTO is a Dephy Expé research project, part of the French Ecophyto II plan, for which the CTIFL centre of Balandran is a testing site. The aim is to design agro-ecological orchards, with very low phytosanitary inputs or even without pesticides, [...]Article
The urgent need to implement agricultural systems that provide greater sustainability and resilience to the challenges of the climate change process has meant that alternative paradigms for agri-food systems and agriculture have become more rele[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Dossiers d'Agropolis International (Les), n. 26 - September 2021 - Agroecological transformation for sustainable food systems
2021The French Commission for International Agricultural Research (CRAI) and Agropolis International, on behalf of CIRAD, INRAE and IRD and in partnership with CGIAR, has produced this new issue in the Les dossiers dAgropolis international series[...]Article
In recent years, the transition to sustainability at a food systems scale has drawn major attention both from the scientific and political arenas. Agroecology has become central to such discussions, while impressive efforts have been made to co[...]Article
K. Akakpo ; S. Bouarfa ; M. Benoît ; C. Leauthaud |Identifying locally adapted and adopted efficient practices can be a step towards the agroecological transition of irrigated plains of the Southern Mediterranean region. However, these types of practices - often little known - are drowned within[...]Article
Two major agricultural transformations are currently being promoted worldwide: digitalisation and ecologisation, that include different practices such as organic farming and sustainable intensification. In literature and in societal debates, the[...]Article
I. Vazquez-Gonzalez ; M. Do Mar Pérez-Fra ; A.I. Garcia-Arias ; B. Valdês-Paços ; E. López Iglesias |Humans have traditionally sought provisioning services from rural areas, but society is becoming increasingly aware of other services that rural areas provide to human beings, agroecosystem services. At the same time, however, certain dysservice[...]Article
S. Mugnier ; C. Husson ; S. Cournut |Combining cattle and sheep on the same farm can be a promising way for farmers to face uncertainties and produce in an agroecological manner. Previous studies showed benefits of mixed-species grazing on animal health and pasture use. However, fe[...]Article
Discussion on food sovereignty and agro-ecology, and Anglophone rural sociology have blind spots when it comes to the Middle East/North African (Arab) region. This article explores them; outlines some initial concepts, discusses avenues for rese[...]Article
Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other. Agroecology faces the challenge of scaling up these initiatives to[...]Article
T.G. Morais ; R.F.M. Teixeira ; C. Lauk ; M.C. Theurl ; W. Winiwarter ; A. Mayer ; L. Kaufmann ; H. Haberl ; T. Domingos ; K.-H. Erb |Sustainable food systems face trade-offs between demands of low environmental pressures per unit area and requirements of increasing production. Organic farming has lower yields than conventional agriculture and requires the introduction of nitr[...]Article
Parmi les alliacées, le merchandising constitue un indispensable instrument de stimulation économique. Depuis quelques années, il se teinte de plus en plus d'allégations agroécologiques. De quoi raconter plein d'histoires au consommateur.Article
Whereas many studies adopting a broad perspective on sustainability have highlighted the differences and interactions between alternative and conventional models of agricultural production, very few have investigated the contradictions internal [...]Article
The global community faces the challenge of feeding a growing population with declining resources, making transformation to sustainable agriculture and food systems all the more imperative and innovation all the more crucial. In this study, ag[...]Article
Dans une optique de transition agroécologique, il y a une demande croissante pour évaluer si et comment la diversité au sein des systèmes délevage peut accroître leur multiperformance. Nous proposons une analyse croisée de la capacité de cinq o[...]Article
R. Bezner Kerr ; S. Madsen ; M. Stüber ; J. Liebert ; S. Enloe ; N. Borghino ; P. Parros ; D.M. Mutyambai ; M. Prudhon ; A. Wezel |Agroecology increasingly has gained scientific and policy recognition as having potential to address environmental and social issues within food production, but concerns have been raised about its implications for food security and nutrition, pa[...]Article
CONTEXT There is an urgent need to reduce the use of phytosanitary products in industrial vegetables due to environmental and health concerns. However, as in many industrial sectors, vegetables production is characterised by strong constraints r[...]Article
This article analyzes the adoption of practices face to the ecological and social issues and the constraints perception to agroecological development in the MZab Valley. The socioecological approach shows that the current agrosystem is hybrid[...]Article
One of the factors threatening the sustainability of rural territories is the hegemonic agro-industrial model, whose environmental and social impacts strongly limit rural life. Here, we want to call attention to the opportunities provided by alt[...]Article
M. Lazali ; S. Boudsocq ; E. Taschen ; M. Farissi ; W. Hamdi ; P. Ralli ; H. Sentenac |Modern intensive agricultural systems generally focus on the productivity of monocultures. They are characterized by a low diversity of crops, with uniform and symmetrical planting layouts. They largely rely on the utilization of chemical inputs[...]Article
Les fermes maraîchères biologiques présentent une gamme de structures agricoles, associées à des pratiques avec différents niveaux d'agroécologie et différents niveaux de recours aux intrants. Une analyse typologique sur 165 fermes a permis de c[...]Article
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Context : Identifying and developing resilient farming and food systems has emerged as a top priority during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many academics suggest that farming and food systems should move towards agroecological models to achieve better [...]Article
La crise du Covid-19 aura eu ce mérite : non pas seulement mettre en lumière ces travailleurs invisibles que sont les salariés agricoles de tous bords, mais reconnaître leur caractère indispensable. Une « armée de lombre » placée subitement sou[...]Article
D. Vollet ; H. Bossuat ; P. Gasselin ; P. Labarthe ; F. Wallet ; A.-S. Barbarot ; M. Filippi ; D. Rousselière |Les Organismes nationaux à vocation agricole et rurale (Onvar) représentent des structures collectives très originales au service du développement durable intégré des territoires. Une grille issue de léconomie institutionnelle dappréciation de[...]Article
This study sheds light on a new generation of Swedish food producers, market gardeners, who are attracting attention in terms of food system sustainability, prompted by increasing consumer awareness about the value of healthy and locally produce[...]Article
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pollutants, soil erosion and groundwater pollution are some of the negative aspects blamed on livestock farming, so their level of sustainability needs to be assessed, taking into account the territory in which[...]Article
While having failed to solve problems such as hunger or malnutrition, industrial agriculture appears to be causing additional ones both in environmental and health terms. Our author calls for a transformation of the food system and highlights th[...]