@article{fdi:010084611,
  title = {{T}he role of actor networks in enabling agroecological innovation : lessons from {L}aos},
  author = {{C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {L}estrelin, {G}. and {P}himmasone, {S}. and {Q}uoc, {H}. {T}. and {L}ienhard, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this paper, we use conceptual insights from the actor-network theory ({ANT}) to explore the role of agroecological innovation systems ({A}e{IS}s) in the reconfiguration of agricultural practices toward sustainability. {A}e{IS}s 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. {T}heir 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. {W}e document seven {A}e{IS}s that were active between 2005 and 2020 in the northern uplands of {L}aos. {W}ithin 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. {B}uilding on a comparative analysis of {A}e{IS}, we consider how agency was distributed among collectives as they reorganized in time. {O}ur 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. {L}astly, what counts in the innovation is the underlying networking process itself, i.e., the process through which all actors of the {A}e{IS} interact and exchange. {C}hanges in the networking processes come with a changing conception of knowledge. {M}oving from knowledge to knowing (i.e., knowledge in the making), {A}e{IS}s no longer only promote products or technologies, but also collective intelligence based on an ethic of care.},
  keywords = {agroecology ; agricultural innovation systems ; impact assessment ; actionable knowledge ; {L}aos ; {LAOS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}ustainability},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {3550 [18 ]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3390/su14063550},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084611},
}