Towards pesticide free agriculture in the Pilat Rhodanien, France
Résumé
This research was conducted as part of the first phase of a 6-year long project run by INRAE called “Be
Creative” (2021-2026). The project’s ambition is to study specific agricultural territories in France in view of
designing initiatives with local inhabitants, farmers and other territorial actors for the realization of
zero-pesticide agricultural systems. Our territory of study was the Pilat Rhodanien, a geographical zone
along the west side of the Rhône river valley, south of Lyon. We investigated viticulture, a prominent and
historic production on the plateaus and steep hillsides of this peri-urban landscape. Our goal was to
understand the influences on chemical input use in these vineyards through qualitative ethnographic
research. This was followed by multi-scalar, thematic analyses using the multi-level perspective on
socio-technical transitions, actor network mapping and stakeholder management strategy, which we
enriched using a political ecology lens. Our findings center on barriers and opportunities to reduce the use
of chemical inputs, notably herbicides and fungicides. The socio-technical lock-ins that we found to be
maintaining the use of chemical inputs were multifaceted. We highlight the role of social networks, norms,
values, knowledge systems and practices held by the historic, familial and deeply-embedded productions
characterized by prestigious geographical indications. We identified actors in these social networks who
play diverse roles in the territory related to chemical input use and reduction, their participation and
activities being key aspects of agroecological transition processes in the territory. We forecast the next
phase of the Be Creative research project, by proposing potential innovations that may further help reduce
and/or eliminate pesticide use in the vineyards of the Pilat Rhodanien, many of which rest on multi-actor
collaborations.
Domaines
Agronomie
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