Cultivating Biodiversity to Transform Agriculture

ForewordIntroductionÉtienne Hainzelin1. Biodiversity has always been at the heart of agricultural activity2. The challenges of agricultural transformation3. Intensifying ecological processes to transform agricultural performance4. Agrobiodiversity, the main lever of this ecological intensification5. Ecological intensification, a strategic priority for CIRAD6. A book with six viewpoints7. Bibliographical referencesChapter 1The diversity of living organisms: the engine for ecological functioningÉtienne Hainzelin and Christine Nouaille1. Diversity and unity of living organisms: the successive revolutions of the biological sciences2. A history closely linked to man's3. Documented risks of erosion of agrobiodiversity4. Why 'cultivate' biodiversity?5. What is the best way of understanding the extraordinary complexity of living organisms and agroecosystems?6. Agrobiodiversity: a development issue?7. Conclusion8. Bibliographical referencesChapter 2From artificialization to the ecologization of cropping systemsFlorent Maraux, Éric Malézieux and Christian Gary1. The impasses in the artificialization of cropping systems2. Opportunities and limitations of cropping systems that promote biodiversity3. Towards new 'ecologically innovative' cropping systems4. Conclusion5. Bibliographical referencesChapter 3Rethinking plant breedingNourollah Ahmadi, Benoît Bertrand and Jean-Christophe Glaszmann1. Plant breeding: the past and the present2. Recent changes and developments3. The challenges of ecologically intensive agriculture4. Mechanisms to help meet the challenges of ecological intensification5. Conclusion6. Bibliographical referencesChapter 4Ecological interactions within the biodiversity of cultivated systemsAlain Ratnadass, Éric Blanchart and Philippe Lecomte1. Biodiversity and pest control2. Hidden soil diversity: what potential for agriculture?3. Biodiversity and agriculture-livestock interactions4. Conclusion5. Bibliographical referencesChapter 5Conserving and cultivating

Étienne Hainzelin, agronomist, has a doctorate in plant science. He has held several scientific positions in Côte d'Ivoire, Réunion, and several times in Brazil. Former Director of Research and Strategy at CIRAD, he is currently Adviser to the CEO of CIRAD. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa.