1. Poster presentations
Session 6
Paradigm shift for multi-actor and transdisciplinary
research

2. Participatory ideotyping for
organic and locally adapted
wheat variety mixtures
Emma Forst1*, Jérôme Enjalbert1, Julie Borg2, Arnaud Gauffreteau3,
Bastien Paix4, and Isabelle Goldringer1
1 GQE – Le Moulon, INRA. Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
2 PSH, INRA. Avignon, France.
3 Agronomie, INRA, AgroParisTech. Grignon, France.
4 Groupement des Agriculteurs Biologiques d’Ile-de-France. Tournan-en-Brie, France.

3. Participatory ideotyping for organic and
locally adapted wheat variety mixtures
Objective
• to optimize the design
of variety mixtures
• using relevant criteria
(for plant interactions)
• integrating organic
farmers’ practices and
objectives for
production
Methods
• participatory ideotyping
(farmers, researchers,…)
• defining assembly rules
(for traits to combine)
• co-design of farmers’
mixtures
and on-farm evaluation
in 2016, 2017 and 2018

4. Main result
• 17 co-designed mixtures
• Mean overyielding: 4,8%
(over three years)
• Limit risks of yield losses
Participatory ideotyping for organic and
locally adapted wheat variety mixtures
→ Next step: validate the assembly rules

5. ü A participatory approach
based on workshops with
farmers and on farm trials
ü Definition of assembly rules
and strategies for improving
weed control and nitrogen
valorisation
ü Evaluation of the co-
designed mixtures : stability
of the production
emma.forst@inra.fr
Take Home Message
Participatory ideotyping for organic and
locally adapted wheat variety mixtures

6. Seeding the Green Future –
Participatory organic cotton breeding
Monika M. Messmer1; Shivraj Raghuwanshi2; Ramprasad Sana3,4;
Rajeev Verma5; Tanay Joshi1; Surendra Deshmukh6; Ashok Kumar3;
Vikram Raghuwanshi7; Adinath Paslawar6; Ashis Mondal7; Prakash
Shastry8; Arun Ambatipudi3; Seraina Vonzun1; Amritbir Riar1
1 Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland, www.fibl.org,
2 Pratibha Syntex Ltd, Indore, India, www.pratibhasyntex.com
3 Chetna Organic, Hyderabad, India, www.chetnaorganic.org.in,
4 Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, CSA, Secunderabad, India, www.csa-india.org
5 CottonConnect , Gurgaon, India, cottonconnect.org,
6 Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola India www.pdkv.ac.in,
7 Action for Social Advancement, ASA, Bhopal, India, www.asaindia.org,
8 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, RVSKVV Gwalior, India
www.rvskvv.net

7. Seeding the Green Future –
Participatory organic cotton breeding
Objective
• Re-establish non-GM
cotton seed chain in India
• Develop new cotton
cultivars adapted to
organic farming
• Foster varietal lines and
traditional cotton species
Methods
• Participatory cotton cultivar
trials
• Initiate decentralized
participatory cotton
breeding
• Capacity building with focus
on female and tribal
farmers

8. Seeding the Green Future –
Participatory organic cotton breeding
Results
• Collaboration of 7 partners
• 7 on-station mother trials in 3
states in India
• 150 on-farm baby and pilot trials
in 6 states
• First promising candidates for
cultivar release identified

9. Seeding the Green Future –
Participatory organic cotton breeding
Supported by
Contact:
Monika.Messmer@fibl.org
Amritbir.Riar@fibl.org
www.greencotton.org
www.fibl.org/en/themes/organic-
cotton.html

10. Boosting organic seed and plant
breeding across Europe
Monika M. Messmer (FiBL-CH, scientific coordination); Freya
Schäfer (FiBL-DE); Maaike Raaijmakers (Bionext); Frédéric Rey
(ITAB); Véronique Chable (INRA); Edwin Nuijten (LBI); Edith
Lammerts van Bueren; Pedro Mendes-Moreira (IPC); Riccardo Bocci
(RSR); Dora Drexler (ÖMKI); Susanne Padel (ORC); Raffaele Zanoli
(UnivPM11; Alexandra Fuss (IFOAM EU); Bram Moeskops (IFOAM
EU, coordinator)
Horizon 2020 Project 2017-2021

11. Boosting organic seed
and plant breeding
Goals
• LIVESEED aims at improving
the performance of the
organic sector & enabling
more sustainable food
systems
• Improve availability of high
quality organic seed of
adapted cultivars
• Continue breeding efforts
of DIVERSIFOOD
Objectives
• Improve production and use
of organic seed
• Improve cultivar testing and
release of organic cultivars
• Develop new seed health and
breeding approaches
• Develop socio-economic
models for the organic
breeding & seed supply chain
Horizon 2020 Project 2017-2021

12. Boosting organic seed
and plant breeding
Methodology
• Multi-actor and
stakeholder involvement
• Inter- and
transdisciplinary approach
• Policy – economy –
science interface
• Holistic seed & breeding
approaches
• Cutting edge technology
Horizon 2020 Project 2017-2021
100% organic
seed
Increase of
organic cultivars

13. Boosting organic seed
and plant breeding
Participate in
• Surveys (seed suppliers &
farmer survey)
• Expert Interviews
• Workshops (12th December 018)
• Events (biofach 2019)
Contact:
Monika.Messmer@fibl.org
Horizon 2020 Project 2017-2021
Liveseed
@LIVESEEDeu
www.liveseed.eu
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14. Paradigm shift
for multi-actor and
transdisciplinary research
Veronique Chable, Estelle Serpolay, Adanella Rossi and Edwin Nuijten

15. Paradigm shift for multi-actor and
transdisciplinary research
Objective
• Principles of a new
approach grounded on
the DIVERSIFOOD
researches
Methods
• Iterative interaction
with the project
partners

16. Paradigm shift for multi-actor and
transdisciplinary research
Main result
• DIVERSIFOOD has
developed tools and
strategies for a life-
oriented paradigm as
an alternative approach
to the dominant
market-oriented
paradigm

17. Paradigm shift for multi-actor and
transdisciplinary research
A life-oriented paradigm
means:
• A redefined, sustainable
co-evolution of socio-
economic and ecological
systems
• Shared commitment in
the management of the
common good from the
perspective of LIFE
Take Home Message
To renew our
look at LIFE