Exchanges between farmers in the context of agroecological transition. An analysis based on inquiry support of work situations

Peer collectives are perceived in the literature and by public authorities as spaces for sharing useful experiences that support agroecological transition. We propose an analysis of these exchanges to capture how they contribute to the transformation of farmers' situations. Drawing on inquiry theory, we analyze these peer-to-peer exchanges through the prism of scaffolding the farmers' inquiry. In the peer group studied, scaffolding of individuals' inquiry is a situated process that includes help to problematizing indeterminate situations, developing solutions, or restructuring dimensions of the situation to make it hang together and enable action. Thinking about the role of peer-to-peer exchanges through the prism of inquiry scaffolding constitutes an original approach to renewing the support of farmers in the context of agroecological transition.