@article{fdi:010080516,
  title = {{A}ssessing transitions to sustainable agricultural and food systems : a {T}ool for {A}groecology {P}erformance {E}valuation ({TAPE})},
  author = {{M}ottet, {A}. and {B}icksler, {A}. and {L}ucantoni, {D}. and {D}e {R}osa, {F}. and {S}cherf, {B}. and {S}copel, {E}. and {L}opez-{R}idaura, {S}. and {G}emmil-{H}erren, {B}. and {K}err, {R}. {B}. and {S}ourisseau, {J}. {M}. and {P}etersen, {P}. and {C}hotte, {J}ean-{L}uc and {L}oconto, {A}. and {T}ittonell, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}here is increasing interest in agroecology as a way to move toward more sustainable agriculture and food systems. {H}owever, the evidence of agroecology's contribution to sustainability remains fragmented because of heterogeneous methods and data, differing scales and timeframes, and knowledge gaps. {F}acing these challenges, 70 representatives of agroecology-related organizations worldwide participated in the development of the {T}ool for {A}groecology {P}erformance {E}valuation ({TAPE}), to produce and consolidate evidence on the multidimensional performances of agroecological systems. {TAPE} is composed of: {S}tep 0, the preliminary step that includes a description of the main socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the agricultural and food systems and an analysis of the enabling environment in terms of relevant policy, market, technology, socio-cultural and/or historical drivers; {S}tep 1, the {C}haracterization of {A}groecological {T}ransitions ({CAET}), based on the 10 {E}lements of {A}groecology adopted by {FAO} and its member countries, using descriptive scales to establish scores and assessing the degree of transition, with information from the farm/household and community/territory scale; {S}tep 2, the {C}ore {C}riteria of {P}erformance listing the key dimensions considered relevant to address the {S}ustainable {D}evelopment {G}oals ({SDG}s): {E}nvironment and climate change; {H}ealth and nutrition; {S}ociety & culture; {E}conomy and {G}overnance. {F}inally {S}tep 3, a participatory validation of the results obtained from the previous steps with the producers and relevant stakeholders. {TAPE} can be used (i) to assess the extent of agroecological transition among agricultural producers in a community or a territory, (ii) to monitor and evaluate projects by characterizing the initial and subsequent steps in an agroecological transition, and/or (iii) to evaluate widely diverse agricultural systems against agroecological elements and how they contribute to the achievement of the {SDG}s. {I}ts application can support the transition of all forms of agricultural systems toward more sustainable practices and the formulation of adequate policies to enable this transformation. {P}reliminary results from pilot applications show that {TAPE} can perform in a variety of geographic regions and agroecosystems and that it allows assessment of performances of various criteria that move beyond classic indicators to begin to build a global evidence base for agroecology and support transformation to sustainable agricultural production and food systems.},
  keywords = {agroecolgy ; sustainability assessment framework ; indicators ; multicriteria evaluation ; farm ; territory ; participatory process ; {CUBA} ; {ANGOLA} ; {ARGENTINE} ; {PATAGONIE} ; {CAMBODGE} ; {CHINE} ; {LAOS} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {MEXIQUE} ; {PEROU} ; {NICARAGUA} ; {SENEGAL} ; {MALI} ; {TANZANIE} ; {ESPAGNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {S}ustainable {F}ood {S}ystems},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {579154 [21 p.]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.3389/fsufs.2020.579154},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080516},
}