Knowledge for ecological transition

The Stradiv project aims at establishing the knowledge needed for the ecological transition of agroecosystems. This covers both i) biophysical knowledge on how plant biodiversity and its management can be used by farmers to enhance their production and more generally the provision of ecosystem services, and ii) participatory knowledge on how multiple stakeholders can co-design bio-diversified systems at different scales. The diversity of the systems studied in Stradiv makes this knowledge applicable to a broad range of tropical agriculture contexts. Putting together biophysical and participatory knowledge reinforce the local actors’ experience and reflection on how to manage their own agro-ecological transition. A key challenge is the emergence of generic biophysical knowledge on how biodiversity alters the provision of ecosystem services.