@incollection{fdi:010084443, title = {{D}evelopment of a multi-criteria evaluation of agroecological practices involving soil biodiversity, agronomic performance and farmer perception}, author = {{B}ernard, {L}aetitia and {T}rap, {J}ean and {A}utfray, {P}. and {R}ipoche, {A}. and {A}udouin, {S}. and {M}üller, {B}. and {B}{\'e}li{\`e}res, {J}.{F}. and {R}azafimahatratra, {M}. and {R}abary, {B}. and {R}andriamanantsoa, {R}. and {R}atsiatosika, {O}. and {R}azanamalala, {K}. and {R}azafindrakoto, {M}. and {R}azafimbelo, {T}. and {S}algado, {P}. and {B}lanchart, {E}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}n experiment has been designed in the {H}ighlands of {M}adagascar with the aim to produce multi-criteria indicators of performance of agroecological practices. {I}n this experiment, different traditional and innovative practices were tested in field conditions with the assumption that practices that enhance soil biodiversity and soil ecological processes are the one that best promote plant production, yield and sustainability. {B}oth ecological and agronomic performances were confronted with socio-economic performance defined by farmers in order to propose innovative practices adoptable by farmers. {A} 2-year field experiment with 16 different practices, replicated 4 times, was designed in the {H}ighlands of {M}adagascar with upland rice as the main crop. {M}any soil and plant parameters were measured: 73 parameters to describe soil biodiversity and soil ecological processes, 19 descriptors to measure rice production, nutrition and yield, and 8 socio-economic descriptors. {T}his study led to the production of a useful indicator allowing to evaluate an agroecological practice on the way it promotes soil health and especially soil biodiversity, crop yield and socio-economical requirements which are the main limits for practice adoption. {W}e measured interesting relations between soil ecological descriptors and agronomic descriptors.}, keywords = {{MADAGASCAR}}, booktitle = {{K}eep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity : proceedings : global symposium on soil biodiversity, 19-22 april 2021}, numero = {}, pages = {382--388}, address = {{R}ome}, publisher = {{FAO}}, series = {}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.4060/cb7374en}, ISBN = {978-92-5-135218-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084443}, }