This article analyzes the transnational agricultural collective action which has emerged in the name of food sovereignty, in Western Africa, since 2000. It proposes some thoughts about the role of transnational action in a multi-level governance context. The article begins by analyzing the...

This article highlights, by a crossed analysis of no-tillage development processes in Argentina and France, the globalization of innovation systems and professional identities in agricultural grain production. It shows the proximity between devices linked to this technology?s development in both...

This article analyses the impact of the international crisis in Asia. We show that the main channel of contagion was trade and not finance. We then question the nature of the recovery which is getting steam since the spring of 2009 thanks to the success of the Chinese stimulus plan. This...

Among the many concepts used in farming systems research, the agrarian system ? système agraire ? stands out. First utilized by geographers, it was subsequently reworked by agricultural economists. The objective of this article is to trace the evolution of this original concept, reflect on...