Agroecology: research for the transition of agri-food systems and territories

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Agroecology was chosen by INRAE as one of its interdisciplinary scientific
foresight studies designed to identify research fronts in response to major
societal challenges. Eighty researchers drew up an assessment and proposed
research avenues for agroecology. This book summarizes their main conclusions.

Agroecology, as a scientific discipline that puts ecology back at the centre
of agricultural system design, is now well established. Diversification of
living organisms in agroecosystems is a broad objective that is intended to
make these systems more robust and resilient. Research in genetics and
landscape ecology must be mobilized so that agroecology can use mechanisms
from the field to landscape scales. Progress is being made in modelling
agroecological systems to better understand the many biotic and abiotic
interactions, to predict them, and to begin to manage some of them.
Diversification of living organisms in agricultural production (species,
varieties, crop rotations, etc.) leads to more varied products. The
consequences will be significant on the commodity chains, and more precisely
on agri-food systems, from production methods to product consumption. These
changes are long-term. The agroecological transition, which is adaptive, co-
constructed with all actors, is in itself a research subject, and will rely on
experimental devices, farms, and ‘Territories of innovation’.



The French version of this book, Agroécologie : des recherches pour la
transition des filières et des territoires, is available on our website.

La version française de ce titre, Agroécologie : des recherches pour la
transition des filières et des territoires, est disponible sur notre site.