Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Markets? Institutional innovations in agri-food systems
Résumé
This chapter investigates how sustainable practices interact and co-evolve with sustainable marketing
initiatives. The research is based on an international survey of fifteen case studies of institutional
innovations in linking sustainable agricultural practices with markets. We explore how farmers and
organisations are moving toward more sustainable practices through the collective mobilisation of
participants, technologies, resources, and capacity building. Each of the cases illustrates a unique
approach to creating linkages to markets, such as the use of international standards, direct and institutional
marketing techniques, and culinary education. We find trends in the linkages between the socio-technical
controversies that spurred the innovation and the form of the institutional innovation. Initial results point to
the importance of charismatic leadership, constructing a common vision for sustainable agriculture, and
building collective commitments among actors, as is common in social movements. While the focus of
many market arrangements is on building local networks, we find the influence of international value chains
in each case. This suggests that both community and international dynamics influence the development of
institutional innovations in developing countries.
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Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]
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