New Scenarios for a Shift towards Agroecology in Viticulture

In the light of its negative impacts on environment and human health, conventional agriculture is currently facing new challenges; for example, reducing pesticide reliance, improving biodiversity, adapting to climate change reconciling winegrowers with consumers, which require changes be made vineyard management. A shift towards more sustainable via development agroecological systems may key meeting these environmental, economic social challenges. This study aimed evaluate performance existing viticultural systems, as well that three scenarios we built vine production their related practices. The end aim adopt principles agroecology, virtuously, ensure remains in line societal expectations. First, thirty-eight different were chosen. Three realistic changing then by working stakeholders incorporating best practices had been identified vineyard. Conventional optimised first scenario an approach was adopted other two scenarios: Agroecological (using synthetic chemicals) Agroecological-Bio (organic system). All based a combination good contribute enhancing thus restore biological regulation turn reduce pesticides. performances have evaluated methodology involving multicriteria decision aid using ELECTRE Tri-C III methods. Seven evaluation criteria selected covered socio-economic (economic profitability, workload system complexity) environmental (pesticide pressure, ecotoxicity, drift). achieved scenarios, this can adaptable everywhere regions.