Contribution of agroecological farming systems to the delivery of ecosystem services
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Agroecology has been suggested as a promising concept for reconciling agricultural production and environmental sustainability by optimizing ecological processes that deliver ecosystem services (ES) to replace external inputs. While this statement is widely agreed upon, few assessments of real-life conditions exist that assess multiple ES simultaneously. This paper provides an assessment of seven ES based on 14 indicators in three agroecological farming systems (AFS) and thirteen of their adjacent conventional farming systems (CFS). Based on field-scale measurements spread over three years, our findings suggest that the studied AFS succeed in providing a wider array of regulating services than their neighboring CFS. Soil aggregate stability and soil respiration rates are in general more supported in AFS, which also show lower pest abundance. On the other hand, CFS show higher grain production and higher performance for two out of three fodder quality indices. While this 'productivity gap' may be due to the still-evolving state of the studied AFS, we nuance this through the lens of an emerging paradigm to assess farming system multi-performance. It is now argued that we need to shift from a volume-focused production system to a system that also values the ecological processes underpinning crop production and other benefits to society. Based on our findings, we recommend future work to iterate our initiative, including several indicators per service and embed these into a wider context of co-adaptive science-practice to further develop context-specific and user-useful research.
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The ES field measurements showed a similar productivity within agroecological and conventional parcels.
“which showed a similar productivity within agroecological and conventional parcels and more regulating ES in agroecological parcels.”
From How Are Landscapes under Agroecological Transition Perceived and Appreciated? A Belgian Case Study (2020) · cites this paper as [45]
The Results (section 3.4; page unavailable) report significantly higher grain production in conventional parcels (P < .001), contrary to the claimed similar productivity. Section 4.1 likewise says conventional systems delivered more provisioning ecosystem services. The citing sentence’s separate point about more regulating services in agroecological parcels is supported. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThree out of nine regulating ES indicators are significantly higher in the AE parcels (erosion protection, soil respiration rate, and aphid control).
“and three out of nine regulating ES indicators are significantly higher in the AE parcels (erosion protection, soil respiration rate, and aphid control) [45].”
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The ES field measurements showed more regulating ES in agroecological parcels.
“which showed a similar productivity within agroecological and conventional parcels and more regulating ES in agroecological parcels.”
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One out of two food production indicators (straw yield) is quantified as similar (i.e., not significantly different) in the AE and CV parcels.
“One out of two food production indicators (straw yield) is quantified as similar (i.e., not significantly di erent) in the AE and CV parcels”
From How Are Landscapes under Agroecological Transition Perceived and Appreciated? A Belgian Case Study (2020) · cites this paper as [45]
Within the biophysical approach, different indicators or measurement methods for the same ecosystem service led to distinct ecosystem service outcomes.
“Within the biophysical approach itself, di erent indicators or measurement methods for the same ES led to distinct ES outcomes ([45], Table 5).”
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- Authors
- Boeraeve, F., Dendoncker, N., Cornélis, J.-T., Degrune, F., & Dufrêne, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Liège (BE)
- University of Namur (BE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Boeraeve, Fanny
- Venue
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 260
- Pages
- 109576
- ISSN
- 0301-4797 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2982497090
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 6
- FWCI
- 3.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- orbi.uliege.be
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Environmental Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Repository of the University of Namur (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Keywords
- agroecological farming systems, ecosystem services, conventional farming systems, regulating services, soil aggregate stability, soil respiration, pest abundance, grain production, feed quality, environmental sustainability of agriculture, ecosystem service indicators
- MeSH terms
- Crop Production, Farms, Agriculture, Edible Grain, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecosystem
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