There is increasing interest in agroecology to move toward more sustainable agriculture and food systems. However, the evidence of agroecology's contribution to sustainability remains fragmented because of heterogeneous methods and data, differing scales and timeframes, and knowledge gaps. Facing these challenges, 70 representatives of agroecology-related organizations worldwide participated in developing the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) to produce and consolidate evidence on agroecological systems' multidimensional performances.

Preliminary results from pilot applications show that TAPE can perform in various geographic regions and agroecosystems. It allows the assessment of performances of multiple criteria that move beyond classic indicators to build a global evidence base for agroecology and support transformation to sustainable agricultural production and food systems.