Soil ECological function REstoration to enhance agrosystem services in rainfed rice cropping systems in agroecological transition

Acronyme SECuRE
Présentation en quelques lignes In the current context of climate change, food insecurity, population growth, negative impact on environment and natural resources, and loss of biodiversity, agriculture is rapidly changing. A great importance is now given to the intensification of ecological processes occurring within agrosystems in what is called agroecology. Indeed, thanks to the delivery of ecosystem services induced by the interactions of soil ecological functions, agroecological practices offer many advantages, especially increase in biomass production, carbon sequestration in soil, fertility in the long term, resilience to stress and resistance to pests and diseases. All those services are involved in the SDGs 1, 2, 3, 13, 15, and 17. In tropical regions, agroecological transition is particularly important for smallholder farmers where rural societies and food systems generally face many challenges. We hypothesize that the intensification of soil ecological functions (SFR) in tropical agriculture allows to enlighten the nexus between Biodiversity, Food Security, Climate change and Land degradation. The SECuRE project aims to provide SFR practices based on both local and scientific knowledge, in order to increase both agronomic, socioeconomic and ecological performances of agroecological systems. Our approach combining local and scientific knowledges is relevant to ensure the dissemination of adoptable SFR practices to farmers.
Rédacteur de la fiche Eric Blanchart
Email du rédacteur eric.blanchart@ird.fr
Année de départ 2017
Année de fin 2020
État du projet En cours
Champs disciplinaires
  • Agronomie
  • Ecologie terrestre - animale et végétale
  • Microbiologie
Lien vers le projet https://www.secure.mg/le-projet-secure
Partenaires Nord : Eco&Sols, AIDA, Innovation, AGAP, Selmet, Art-dev Sud : LRI, FOFIFA
Autre bailleur Fondation Agropolis
Pays d'interventions
  • Madagascar
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