A History of Farming Systems ResearchMichael P. Collinson CABI, 2000 - 432 páginas Farming Systems Research (FSR) may be defined as a diagnostic process, providing a collection of methods for researchers to understand farm households and their decision-making. Its applications use this understanding to increase efficiency in the use of human and budgetary resources for agricultural development, including research, extension and policy formulation. This book provides a detailed history of FSR. While it includes the application of FSR to developed country agriculture, its main focus is on FSR in its original role, with small-scale, resource-poor farmers in less developed countries. There are some 40 contributions from nearly 50 contributors from 20 countries, illustrating both the diversity and coherence of FSR. The book was initiated by the then International Association for Farming Systems Research and Extension (now International Farming Systems Association) and developed with support from FAO. It provides a wealth of information and insights for all concerned with agricultural development. |
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FSR UNDERSTANDING FARMERS AND THEIR FARMING | 5 |
Origins and Perspectives | 13 |
FSR Understanding Farming Systems | 41 |
THE APPLICATIONS OF FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH | 83 |
FSR in Technology Choice and Development | 95 |
FSR in Extension and Policy Formulation | 139 |
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Some Institutional Experiences in National | 169 |
Some Dimensions of the Organization of FSR | 201 |
Training for FSR | 225 |
FSR THE PROFESSIONAL DIMENSION | 247 |
FSR and the Professional Disciplines | 293 |
CUTTING EDGE METHODS ABIDING ISSUES AND | 319 |
The Future of Farming Systems Research | 391 |
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