Abstract

Conventional agricultural extension is in decline due to the demand for contextualizing training and technological innovation during the transition to sustainable local food systems. This short article was prepared with the aim of raising awareness about institutional innovation to adopt adaptive transdisciplinary co-innovation at the scale of local food systems. It was developed as a critical reflection based on personal experiences, supported by selected references. The first part analyzes the decline of the conventional agricultural extension model, before addressing the transition to decentralized co-innovation. The second part of the article delves into territorial co-innovation for the transition to sustainable local food systems and emphasizes the value of local knowledge.

Keywords:Technological innovation; Institutional innovation; Local food systems; Sustainable food; Local knowledge