Designing coupled innovations for the sustainability transition of agrifood systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 157, Issue , 2017, Pages 330-339

  Meynard, Jean Marc ^a   Jeuffroy, Marie Hélène ^b   Le Bail, Marianne ^a   Lefèvre, Amélie ^c   Magrini, Marie Benoit ^d   Michon, Camille ^e  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c INRA   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e Université Paris Saclay   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Food system; Innovative design; Lock in; Open innovation; Value chain

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; AGROINDUSTRY; DESIGN; FARMING SYSTEM; HEURISTICS; INNOVATION; SPECIALIZATION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84996599477     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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