TY  - BOOK
AU  - Collinson,M.
TI  - A history of farming systems research
T2  - CABI Books
SN  - 9781845933012
PY  - 2000///
CY  - WallingfordUK
PB  - CABI
KW  - history
KW  - training
KW  - extension activities
KW  - Developed Countries
KW  - extension
KW  - research organization
KW  - organization of research
KW  - farmer participatory research
KW  - farming systems research
KW  - Developing Countries
KW  - advisory services
KW  - agricultural development
KW  - farming systems
KW  - Third World
KW  - rural development
KW  - Underdeveloped Countries
KW  - agricultural systems
KW  - agricultural research
N2  - 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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