Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts

Farming Systems Research (FSR) has emerged as a major theme in international agricultural research in the past decade. However, despite widespread use of the term, its meaning and the types of research objectives, approaches, activities and methods to which it applies remain ambiguous. The lack of p...

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Autor principal: Merrill-Sands, Deborah
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 1986
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136694
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description Farming Systems Research (FSR) has emerged as a major theme in international agricultural research in the past decade. However, despite widespread use of the term, its meaning and the types of research objectives, approaches, activities and methods to which it applies remain ambiguous. The lack of precision in concepts and terms will discredit FSR and jeopardize donor support. This paper seeks to clarify and define the major types of research approaches and activities encompassed by the general term FSR. Six types of research are distinguished and a new, more precise terminology is proposed.
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spelling CGSpace1366942025-01-09T06:04:00Z Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts Merrill-Sands, Deborah agronomy and crop science Farming Systems Research (FSR) has emerged as a major theme in international agricultural research in the past decade. However, despite widespread use of the term, its meaning and the types of research objectives, approaches, activities and methods to which it applies remain ambiguous. The lack of precision in concepts and terms will discredit FSR and jeopardize donor support. This paper seeks to clarify and define the major types of research approaches and activities encompassed by the general term FSR. Six types of research are distinguished and a new, more precise terminology is proposed. 1986-04 2024-01-04T07:51:42Z 2024-01-04T07:51:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136694 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Merrill-Sands, D. 1986. Farming systems research: Clarification of terms and concepts. Experimental Agriculture 22 (2): 87-104 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479700014174
spellingShingle agronomy and crop science
Merrill-Sands, Deborah
Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts
title Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts
title_full Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts
title_fullStr Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts
title_full_unstemmed Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts
title_short Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts
title_sort farming systems research clarification of terms and concepts
topic agronomy and crop science
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