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Agroecological Functioning and Performances of Horticultural Systems - UPR HORTSYS
![Périmètre maraicher urbain à Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire. © T. Martin, Cirad](https://www.cirad.fr/var/cirad/storage/images/_aliases/hero/9/9/2/4/64299-1-fre-FR/UMR-HortSys-T-Martin.jpg)
Urban market garden in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire © T. Martin, CIRAD
Its research centres on the agroecology of horticultural systems and on supporting their ecological intensification. It aims to build:
- our knowledge of the most promising agroecological processes (in particular soil remediation, push-pull mechanisms, physical barriers and the physiological functioning of plants and food webs within agro-ecosystems);
- a global participatory approach: eco-design, on various levels (cropping systems, production systems, territories and supply chains), which means conducting multi-criteria and multi-scale assessments, notably within the framework of life cycle assessments (LCAs).