Socio-technical compromises in the integration of technology into agri- food supply chains: An analysis through the lens of actor-network theory and the concept of boundary object[Les compromis sociotechniques d’intégration de la blockchain aux chaines d’approvisionnement agri-alimentaires : une analyse articulant théorie de l’acteur-réseau et objet-frontière]

The incorporation of blockchain technology into supply chains is widely anticipated as a potential response to ongoing controversies regarding the sustainability of agri-food supply chains. In practice, brought to light through an ethnographic study, the articulation between blockchain and supply chain is conditioned by sociotechnical compromises negotiated throughout the staged integration of the technology. We examine this process through a theoretical framework that combines actor-network theory with the concept of boundary objects, thereby elucidating the ways in which the initial promises of decentralization and coordination are moderated and reconfigured.