ABSTRACT

The ‘knowledge-based bio-economy’ (KBBE) constitutes a prominent research and innovation policy narrative underlining the centrality of knowledge and innovation as important products and resources driving contemporary economies and societies. However, a narrow understanding of the KBBE prevails, resulting in the exclusion of a wider diversity of stakeholders and knowledges that could lead to the production of more responsible research and innovation (RRI). This paper aims to contribute to configuring more responsible knowledge-based bio-economies, by exploring the potential of other economic developments, such as this of alternative agro-food networks (AAFNs) to constitute knowledge-based bio-economies. Drawing on research conducted in the Northwest England, this paper unpacks the diversity of knowledges and knowledge production processes within AAFNs, arguing for their potential to constitute an alternative, more responsible KBBE. In doing so, it encourages consideration of the centrality of knowledge inclusion and reflexivity in configuring more responsible research and innovation processes for agriculture and food.

摘要

“基于知识的生物经济”（KBBE）构成了一个突出的研究和创新政策叙述，强调知识和创新作为推动当代经济和社会的重要产品和资源的中心地位。然而，对 KBBE 的狭隘理解普遍存在，导致排除了更广泛多样性的利益相关者和知识，而这些利益相关者和知识可能会导致更负责任的研究和创新 (RRI) 的产生。本文旨在通过探索其他经济发展的潜力，例如替代农业食品网络（AAFN）来构建基于知识的生物经济，从而为构建更负责任的基于知识的生物经济做出贡献。根据在英格兰西北部进行的研究，本文揭示了 AAFN 中知识和知识生产过程的多样性，论证了它们构成替代的、更负责任的 KBBE 的潜力。在此过程中，它鼓励考虑知识包容性和反思性在为农业和食品配置更负责任的研究和创新过程中的中心地位。