Do translocal networks matter for agricultural innovation? A case study on advice sharing in small-scale farming communities in Northeast Thailand

Till Rockenbauch, Patrick Sakdapolrak, Harald Sterly · 2019 · Agriculture and Human Values

Summary. Social networks drive agricultural innovation in Northeast Thailand's farming communities. The study maps advice-sharing patterns for sugarcane and rice farming over five years, finding that translocal networks—connections across migrant communities—carry substantial innovation knowledge. Extension agencies and elite farmers dominate formal advice channels, but migration experience itself enables bottom-up innovations that reach less-connected farmers. Translocal networks boost adaptive capacity when innovations fit small-scale farming practices and limited resources.

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  title   = {Do translocal networks matter for agricultural innovation? A case study on advice sharing in small-scale farming communities in Northeast Thailand},
  author  = {Till Rockenbauch and Patrick Sakdapolrak and Harald Sterly},
  journal = {Agriculture and Human Values},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.1007/s10460-019-09935-0},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-019-09935-0}
}

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DOI

10.1007/s10460-019-09935-0

Countries

Thailand

Regions

Asia

Categories

agtech, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28