Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups
Research institutes in Africa have had limited success in producing new technologies appropriate to the needs of small farmers because of an inadequate understanding of small farmers' goals and resource limitations and over-reliance on the transfer of technologies from other regions. Farming systems...
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| author | Spencer, D. |
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| description | Research institutes in Africa have had limited success in producing new technologies appropriate to the needs of small farmers because of an inadequate understanding of small farmers' goals and resource limitations and over-reliance on the transfer of technologies from other regions. Farming systems research (FSR) is an effective way of improving the focus of scientists on the problems farmers face. Vertically segmented thematic research programmes make institutionalization of FSR difficult within multi-commodity research centres, particularly the International Agricultural Research Centres. The Farming Systems Research Group has proved effective at overcoming such difficulties at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Its organization, operation and effects on the performance of the research programmes are described. |
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| spelling | CGSpace986632024-11-15T08:52:05Z Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups Spencer, D. small farmers technology farming systems research programmes Research institutes in Africa have had limited success in producing new technologies appropriate to the needs of small farmers because of an inadequate understanding of small farmers' goals and resource limitations and over-reliance on the transfer of technologies from other regions. Farming systems research (FSR) is an effective way of improving the focus of scientists on the problems farmers face. Vertically segmented thematic research programmes make institutionalization of FSR difficult within multi-commodity research centres, particularly the International Agricultural Research Centres. The Farming Systems Research Group has proved effective at overcoming such difficulties at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Its organization, operation and effects on the performance of the research programmes are described. 1991-01 2018-12-19T07:01:17Z 2018-12-19T07:01:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98663 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Spencer, D. (1991). Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multi-commodity research institute: the role of systems-based research groups. Experimental Agriculture, 27(1), 1-9. |
| spellingShingle | small farmers technology farming systems research programmes Spencer, D. Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups |
| title | Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups |
| title_full | Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups |
| title_fullStr | Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups |
| title_short | Institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute: the role of systemsbased research groups |
| title_sort | institutionalizing the farming systems perspective in multicommodity research institute the role of systemsbased research groups |
| topic | small farmers technology farming systems research programmes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98663 |
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