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The role of actor networks in enabling agroecological innovation : lessons from Laos

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dc.creator /Castella, Jean-Christophe
dc.creator Lestrelin, G.
dc.creator Phimmasone, S.
dc.creator Quoc, H. T.
dc.creator Lienhard, P.
dc.date 2022
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-14T18:38:32Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-14T18:38:32Z
dc.identifier https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084611
dc.identifier oai:ird.fr:fdi:010084611
dc.identifier Castella Jean-Christophe, Lestrelin G., Phimmasone S., Quoc H. T., Lienhard P.. The role of actor networks in enabling agroecological innovation : lessons from Laos. 2022, 14 (6), 3550 [18 p.]
dc.identifier.uri https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/169946
dc.description In this paper, we use conceptual insights from the actor-network theory (ANT) to explore the role of agroecological innovation systems (AeISs) in the reconfiguration of agricultural practices toward sustainability. AeISs are actor networks involving a diversity of individuals (e.g., farmers, traders, experts) and organizations (e.g., cooperatives, rural development agencies, teaching and research institutions) that mainstream agroecology principles and practices to enhance agroecosystems' resilience. Their composition and structure affect the way different agents of change interact, as well as how they access, exchange, and use knowledge as they drive the adoption of specific technologies. We document seven AeISs that were active between 2005 and 2020 in the northern uplands of Laos. Within the framework of these initiatives, action research was conducted for understanding the processes underpinning diverse technical, organizational, and institutional innovations to foster an agroecological transition. Building on a comparative analysis of AeIS, we consider how agency was distributed among collectives as they reorganized in time. Our discussion highlights the importance of configuring, enlarging, and nurturing spaces in which actors are empowered to adjust and adapt, as well as to think and act collectively in complexity. Lastly, what counts in the innovation is the underlying networking process itself, i.e., the process through which all actors of the AeIS interact and exchange. Changes in the networking processes come with a changing conception of knowledge. Moving from knowledge to knowing (i.e., knowledge in the making), AeISs no longer only promote products or technologies, but also collective intelligence based on an ethic of care.
dc.language EN
dc.subject agroecology
dc.subject agricultural innovation systems
dc.subject impact assessment
dc.subject actionable knowledge
dc.subject Laos
dc.title The role of actor networks in enabling agroecological innovation : lessons from Laos
dc.type text
dc.coverage LAOS


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