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Agency and behavior change in agricultural research for development : (Record no. 68866)

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control field MX-TxCIM
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022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 0308-521X
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International Standard Serial Number 1873-2267 (Online)
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Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104399
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
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Personal name Freed, S.
9 (RLIN) 39007
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Title Agency and behavior change in agricultural research for development :
Remainder of title new directions for guiding agri-food system transformations
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Elsevier Ltd,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025.
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General note Open Access
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General note Peer review
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Summary, etc. CONTEXT: Agri-food system transformations require change across sectors and actors within the system. Initiatives contributing to these changes need to connect system change processes to individual and collective agency and behaviors. OBJECTIVE: We propose a conceptual framework on agency and behavior change for transforming agri-food systems (ACT framework). ACT emphasizes agri-food system actors' behaviors with attention to their power, agency, and the influence of structural agri-food system elements. Researchers can apply ACT to assess an initiative's contributions to changes in system elements through individual and collective behaviors. METHODS: We conducted literature reviews and key informant interviews for 29 initiative case studies. Using ACT, we identified patterns in terms of initiatives' targeted actors, behaviors, and the factors shaping actors' agency and behavior. We then applied ACT in an initiative in Zimbabwe to develop a theory of change that links behavior change pathways with broader systems transformation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The reviewed initiatives focused heavily on shaping producers' behavior through knowledge transfer, less often considering other actors and structural challenges and opportunities. Key informants frequently reported enablers and impediments to achieve initiative outcomes that were associated with structural system elements. Few were able to articulate their initiative's theory of change and underlying assumptions. SIGNIFICANCE: ACT can support a more diverse and theory-based exploration of agri-food system initiatives' target actors, behaviors, and factors shaping behaviors. Development professionals can apply the ACT framework to design more effective TOCs that attend to diverse actor groups and leverage the factors influencing these actors' agency and behaviors.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Text in English
597 ## - CGIAR Initiative
CGIAR Initiative Agroecology
Donor or Funder CGIAR Trust Fund
CGSpace handle https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174845
Program & Accelerators Multifunctional Landscapes
CGIAR Impact area Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
-- Environmental health & biodiversity
CGIAR Action areas Systems Transformation
-- Resilient Agrifood Systems
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Frameworks
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 27939
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Theory of change
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 31793
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Agroecology
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 3995
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Field link and sequence number 001712573
Personal name Voss, R.C.
Miscellaneous information Formerly Socioeconomics Program
-- Formerly Sustainable Agrifood Systems
-- Formerly Global Maize Program
9 (RLIN) 21703
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Falk, T.
9 (RLIN) 39009
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Rietveld, A.
9 (RLIN) 7992
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Alary, V.
9 (RLIN) 14635
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Chimonyo, V.G.P.
Field link and sequence number 001712688
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 19177
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Frija, A.
9 (RLIN) 8304
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Guettou-Djurfeldt, N.
9 (RLIN) 39010
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lestrelin, G.
9 (RLIN) 39011
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Singh, S.
9 (RLIN) 39012
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ndiwa, A.M.
9 (RLIN) 39013
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Zingwena, T.
9 (RLIN) 32518
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Title Agricultural Systems
Related parts v. 228, art. 104399
Place, publisher, and date of publication United Kingdom : Elsevier Ltd, 2025.
International Standard Serial Number 0308-521X
Record control number G444466
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Link text Open Access through DSpace
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35710
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Koha item type Article
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Date last seen Total Checkouts Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
06/03/2025   06/03/2025 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 06/03/2025

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