Readings in farming systems research and development

This monograph contains nine readings presented before a 1979 workshop by some of the leading practitioners in FSR&D. The first paper categorizes farming systems according to their stage of development and resource use, while the second conceptualizes FSR&D and raises several methodological issues. Successive papers outline and discuss the FSR&D experience and approaches of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, the International Rice Research Institute, the Agricultural Science and Technology Institute of Guatemala, and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. Two papers discuss FSR&D as applied to a small farm in Honduras and cropping systems research in Indonesia, respectively. Stressed are the importance of on-farm research, interdisciplinary teamwork, the search for practical solutions to farmers" problems, and better use of available data. A subject index is included.