A methodology for assessing the multidimensional impacts (social, economic and environmental) of the selected agroecological initiatives and the conditions that have allowed these benefits to emerge is developed and available to development operators. The results of the evaluation of 14 initiatives (2 in each of the 7 countries) allow a better understanding of the effects and conditions of success of these initiatives.

Building on existing related and relevant methodologies, including those of FAO (TAPE tools) and GTAE (Memento for the Assessment of Agroecology), the activities of component 2 will be carried out by a Scientific Consortium led by IRD, composed of CIRAD and Montpellier SupAgro, and involving research institutions and scientific partners from the 7 countries.

The research work is based on a prototyping approach to evaluation. The aim is to put into circulation a prototype to be adapted, transformed, in situations of use with local actors. The participatory approach in the construction of the tool and the transformations of the tool thus act as a revelation of the stakes of the evaluation and the expectations of the co-designers. A PhD work and the work of 2 trainees per country are at the service of the project and this research dynamic.