Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
Agricultural innovation systems are complex, multi-layered, and can be difficult to define and analyse. In this paper, we provide examples of ‘systems analysis’: describing the context, what was done, and how the outcomes informed broader research and development activities. The five cases describe...
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| author | Roo, Nina de Hawkins, Richard Schut, Marc Salomons, Michael Beshah, Tesfaye Staal, Steven J. Kassam, Shinan |
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| description | Agricultural innovation systems are complex, multi-layered, and can be difficult to define and analyse. In this paper, we provide examples of ‘systems analysis’: describing the context, what was done, and how the outcomes informed broader research and development activities.
The five cases describe analyses of: i) agricultural systems in North-West Vietnam; ii) household food security in Central Vietnam; iii) agricultural innovation systems in Central Africa; iv) wheat commodity systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, and v) the national agricultural research system in Papua New Guinea.
These cases show that while there is no single best method to conduct systems analysis within a broader AIS approach, ‘good’ systems analysis demonstrates several common characteristics. Suggestions for system analysis in practice include: clarifying objectives and expectations; balancing breadth and depth; paying attention to power dynamics; avoiding an assumption of predictability; careful mixing of quantitative and qualitative methods; and a keeping a focus on informing action. |
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| spelling | CGSpace826102025-11-04T16:33:45Z Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls Roo, Nina de Hawkins, Richard Schut, Marc Salomons, Michael Beshah, Tesfaye Staal, Steven J. Kassam, Shinan agricultural research systems analysis technology transfer food security agricultural innovation systems wheat commodity systems farming systems research value chain approaches Agricultural innovation systems are complex, multi-layered, and can be difficult to define and analyse. In this paper, we provide examples of ‘systems analysis’: describing the context, what was done, and how the outcomes informed broader research and development activities. The five cases describe analyses of: i) agricultural systems in North-West Vietnam; ii) household food security in Central Vietnam; iii) agricultural innovation systems in Central Africa; iv) wheat commodity systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, and v) the national agricultural research system in Papua New Guinea. These cases show that while there is no single best method to conduct systems analysis within a broader AIS approach, ‘good’ systems analysis demonstrates several common characteristics. Suggestions for system analysis in practice include: clarifying objectives and expectations; balancing breadth and depth; paying attention to power dynamics; avoiding an assumption of predictability; careful mixing of quantitative and qualitative methods; and a keeping a focus on informing action. 2017 2017-06-28T09:11:56Z 2017-06-28T09:11:56Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82610 en Open Access application/pdf Royal Tropical Institute Roo, N. de, Hawkins, R., Schut, M., Salomons, M., Beshah, T., Staal, S. & Kassam, S. (2017). Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls. (KIT Working Paper). Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute |
| spellingShingle | agricultural research systems analysis technology transfer food security agricultural innovation systems wheat commodity systems farming systems research value chain approaches Roo, Nina de Hawkins, Richard Schut, Marc Salomons, Michael Beshah, Tesfaye Staal, Steven J. Kassam, Shinan Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls |
| title | Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls |
| title_full | Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls |
| title_fullStr | Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls |
| title_short | Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls |
| title_sort | systems analysis in ais potentials and pitfalls |
| topic | agricultural research systems analysis technology transfer food security agricultural innovation systems wheat commodity systems farming systems research value chain approaches |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82610 |
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