How transformative is agroecological knowledge co-creation? Insights from a systematic literature review

Knowledge co-creation (KCC) is imperative for agroecological development, yet the extent to which agroecological KCC processes balance scientific rigor, local relevance, and legitimacy, and the extent to which they connect to transformative agroecological farming remains poorly understood. Therefore, we systematically reviewed 58 peer-reviewed empirical studies that involved agroecological KCC. While we did not find a connection between the perceived credibility, salience, and legitimacy of the co-created knowledge and impacts on agroecological farming, we did find that KCC processes had mostly incremental, rather than transformative, impacts. We conclude that an increased focus on agroecological <i>principles</i>, going beyond agroecological <i>practices</i>, is needed.

知识共创（Knowledge co-creation，KCC）对农业生态发展至关重要，然而学界对两方面的认知仍有待深化：其一为农业生态知识共创流程在何种程度上兼顾科学严谨性、本土适配性与合法性；其二为此类流程与变革型农业生态耕作的关联程度。为此，本研究系统性综述了58项涉及农业生态知识共创的同行评议实证研究。尽管未发现共创知识的感知可信度、显著性与合法性对农业生态耕作产生的影响存在关联，但本研究发现，知识共创流程对农业生态的影响大多属于渐进式，而非变革式。本研究最终得出结论：需进一步聚焦农业生态**原则**，而非仅止步于农业生态实践。