A history of farming systems research /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Rome, Italy : Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Agricultural systems > Research > History.; Research.; Extension and Advisory Work.; Agricultural Economics.; Aid, (New March 2000); Agricultural development.; Agricultural research.; Extension.; Farming systems.; Farming systems research.; History.; Organization of research.; Rural development.; Training.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 432 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book provides a detailed history of farming systems research (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 yet the coherence of FSR. The five parts of the book cover: (1) FSR - understanding farmers and their farming (FSR origins and perspectives; understanding farming systems); (2) the applications of farming systems research (FSR in technology choice and development; FSR in extension and policy formulation); (3) institutional commitment to FSR (FSR: some institutional experiences in national agricultural research; dimensions of the organization of FSR; training for FSR); (4) FSR: the professional dimension (regional and international associations; FSR and the professional disciplines); and (5) cutting edge methods, abiding issues and the future for FSR.