A theoretical framework for tracking farmers’ innovations to support farming system design
Chloé Salembier
(1, 2)
,
Blanche Segrestin
(3)
,
Benoît Weil
(3)
,
Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy
(4)
,
Stéphane Cadoux
(5)
,
Claire Cros
(6, 7)
,
Elise Favrelière
(7)
,
Laurence Fontaine
(8)
,
Marine Gimaret
(9)
,
Camille Noilhan
(10)
,
Audrey Petit
(11)
,
Marie-Sophie Petit
(10)
,
Jean-Yves Porhiel
(12)
,
Hélène Sicard
(8)
,
Raymond Reau
(4)
,
Aïcha Ronceux
(7)
,
Jean-Marc Meynard
(1)
,
Jean-Marc Meynard
(1)
1
SADAPT -
Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires
2 ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie
3 CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3
4 Agronomie
5 Terres Inovia
6 Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture Grand Est
7 Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires
8 ITAB - Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique
9 Solagro - Association Solagro
10 CRA BFC - Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture de Bourgogne Franche-Comté
11 IFV - Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin
12 Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture de Bretagne
2 ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie
3 CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3
4 Agronomie
5 Terres Inovia
6 Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture Grand Est
7 Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires
8 ITAB - Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique
9 Solagro - Association Solagro
10 CRA BFC - Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture de Bourgogne Franche-Comté
11 IFV - Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin
12 Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture de Bretagne
Chloé Salembier
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Résumé
Over the last few years, an increasing number of agricultural R&D actors have sought to discover and get to know farmers’ practices that they consider as innovative, unconventional, or promising. We refer to these approaches, all of which aim to support the design of farming systems, as ‘farmer innovation tracking’. There is still a lack of knowledge, however, about the specificities of the approaches adopted to track innovations and how they contribute to design processes. To explore these questions, we studied 14 initiatives in France led by actors from different R&D networks. We analysed the data collected using agronomy and design science concepts. Three outcomes emerge from this work. (1) We shed light on the common features of innovation tracking. We outline five stages that structure all the approaches: formulating an innovation tracking project, unearthing innovations, learning about them, analysing them, and generating agronomic content. (2) We characterize six contributions of farmer innovation tracking to design processes: giving rise to creative anomalies, shedding light on systemic mechanisms to fuel design processes on other farms, uncovering research questions, stimulating design in orphan fields of innovation, circulating innovation concepts, and connecting farmer-designers with each other. (3) Finally, we highlight three tracking strategies: the targeted tracking of proven practices, the targeted tracking of innovations under development, and the exploratory tracking of proven practices. This article is the first to propose a theorization of the farmer innovation tracking approaches, thus enriching the agronomic foundations supporting farming system design. The purpose of our paper is not to provide a turnkey method, but to highlight concepts, mechanisms, and points of reference for actors who might wish to develop farmer innovation tracking in different contexts in the future. By revealing their contributions to design processes, this article seeks to contribute to the institutionalization of innovation tracking.
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A theoretical framework for tracking farmers’ innovations to support farming system design
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Résumé |
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Over the last few years, an increasing number of agricultural R&D actors have sought to discover and get to know farmers’ practices that they consider as innovative, unconventional, or promising. We refer to these approaches, all of which aim to support the design of farming systems, as ‘farmer innovation tracking’. There is still a lack of knowledge, however, about the specificities of the approaches adopted to track innovations and how they contribute to design processes. To explore these questions, we studied 14 initiatives in France led by actors from different R&D networks. We analysed the data collected using agronomy and design science concepts. Three outcomes emerge from this work. (1) We shed light on the common features of innovation tracking. We outline five stages that structure all the approaches: formulating an innovation tracking project, unearthing innovations, learning about them, analysing them, and generating agronomic content. (2) We characterize six contributions of farmer innovation tracking to design processes: giving rise to creative anomalies, shedding light on systemic mechanisms to fuel design processes on other farms, uncovering research questions, stimulating design in orphan fields of innovation, circulating innovation concepts, and connecting farmer-designers with each other. (3) Finally, we highlight three tracking strategies: the targeted tracking of proven practices, the targeted tracking of innovations under development, and the exploratory tracking of proven practices. This article is the first to propose a theorization of the farmer innovation tracking approaches, thus enriching the agronomic foundations supporting farming system design. The purpose of our paper is not to provide a turnkey method, but to highlight concepts, mechanisms, and points of reference for actors who might wish to develop farmer innovation tracking in different contexts in the future. By revealing their contributions to design processes, this article seeks to contribute to the institutionalization of innovation tracking.
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Auteur(s) |
Chloé Salembier
1, 2
, Blanche Segrestin
3
, Benoît Weil
3
, Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy
4
, Stéphane Cadoux
5
, Claire Cros
6, 7
, Elise Favrelière
7
, Laurence Fontaine
8
, Marine Gimaret
9
, Camille Noilhan
10
, Audrey Petit
11
, Marie-Sophie Petit
10
, Jean-Yves Porhiel
12
, Hélène Sicard
8
, Raymond Reau
4
, Aïcha Ronceux
7
, Jean-Marc Meynard
1
, Jean-Marc Meynard
1
1
SADAPT -
Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires
( 1002307 )
- 22 place de l'Agronomie CS 20040 91123 Palaiseau cedex
- France
2
ADEME -
Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie
( 243969 )
- 20 Avenue du Grésillé, 49000 Angers, France
- France
3
CGS i3 -
Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3
( 39111 )
- 60, bd Saint Michel 75272 Paris Cedex 06
- France
4
Agronomie
( 1002306 )
- 22 place de l'Agronomie CS 20040 91123 Palaiseau cedex
- France
5
Terres Inovia
( 524423 )
- Parc Industriel, 11 rue Monge, 33600 Pessac
- France
6
Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture Grand Est
( 522962 )
- Siège Social
Complexe Agricole du Mont Bernard
Route de Suippes
51000 CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE
- France
7
Agro-Transfert Ressources et Territoires
( 192941 )
- 2 Chaussée Brunehaut, F-80200 Estrées-Mons, France
- France
8
ITAB -
Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique
( 423496 )
- 149 rue de Bercy, 75595 Paris cedex 12
- France
9
Solagro -
Association Solagro
( 1003714 )
- 75 Voie du TOEC – CS 27608 – 31076 TOULOUSE Cedex 3
- France
10
CRA BFC -
Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture de Bourgogne Franche-Comté
( 1064867 )
- Site Bretenière : 1 rue des Coulots - 21110 BRETENIERE
Site Valparc Valentin : 12 rue de Franche-Comté - 25480 ECOLE VALENTIN
- France
11
IFV -
Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin
( 302607 )
- France
12
Chambre Régionale d'Agriculture de Bretagne
( 359548 )
- France
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URL éditeur |
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13593-021-00713-z#citeas
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Volume |
41
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Numéro |
5
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Date de publication |
2021
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Date de publication électronique |
2021-08-30
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Page/Identifiant |
61
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Éditeur scientifique |
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Financement |
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
Agroecology, Agronomy, Creative anomalies, Design theory, Generative functions, On-farm innovation, Farmers’ practices, Tracking innovations
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DOI | 10.1007/s13593-021-00713-z |
UT key WOS | 000692401700001 |
Origine :
Publication financée par une institution
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