Analysis of practice change in vineyard farms according to their engagement in the agroecological transition
Résumé
Viticulture is facing numerous challenges such as the reduction of pesticide use, and agroecology is increasingly being presented as a solution. However, there is a lack of knowledge about how winegrowers design innovations to foster the principles of agroecology. This study aims to analyze the innovations implemented by a range of farmers who are more or less committed to the agroecological transition. Special attention is given to the systemic approach and the scale of reflection when developing these innovations. To assess the level of agroecology on each farm, a grid structured by 7 main principles divided into 20 indicators was developed. Agronomic logics were formulated to analyze the systemic reasoning behind these innovations. The analysis of the grid showed a wide diversity in the progress of the agroecological transition among the surveyed farms. The agroecology principles that most explained the differences between farms with low and high agroecological global scores were synergy, efficiency, and social and solidarity-based economy. A comparison of the agronomic logics of two farms showed that the farm with the highest agroecology score employed systemic reasoning and mobilized several resources when changing its practices, in contrast to the farm with a low agroecology score. A method will be developed to conduct this analysis on all the farms surveyed.
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