Feeding the world better: Crop diversification to build sustainable food systems

Malézieux Eric, Beillouin Damien, Makowski David. 2022. Feeding the world better: Crop diversification to build sustainable food systems. Perspective (58) : 1-4.

Résumé : Today, major changes are required in global agricultural systems to produce enough healthy food for all, while preserving the quality of land, air and water and safeguarding biodiversity. But producing enough while simultaneously protecting the environment is a particularly complex equation. Agroecology, a key principle of which is the use of agricultural biodiversity, is a promising pathway to achieve these changes. Extensive qualitative and quantitative evidence demonstrates the agricultural and environmental effectiveness of agroecological practices and confirms their capacity to meet the demands of global production in the long term. Among the possible diversification strategies, agroforestry, intercropping and crop rotation can all significantly increase production and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services (soil quality, pest and disease control, water use and quality). This evidence can serve as a basis for new public policies to be introduced from the local to the global level. The implementation of such policies is crucial in climate-vulnerable regions where demand for food is growing, such sub-Saharan Africa.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : systèmes alimentaires, production alimentaire, agriculture durable, durabilité, développement durable, alimentation humaine, agroforesterie, diversification, culture associée, rotation culturale, conservation des ressources, gestion des ressources naturelles, document d'orientation

Mots-clés libres : Sustainable agriculture, Agroecology, Agroforestry, Agricultural diversification, Land use, Agricultural landscape, Ecosystem services, Natural resource management, Food systems, Meta-analysis, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, World, Developing countries, Developed countries

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
E10 - Économie et politique agricoles

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

• Malézieux Eric, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-5706-9610 - auteur correspondant
• Beillouin Damien, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-2014-3482
• Makowski David, INRAE (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/601047/)

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