13 pages, via online journal, In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in farming systems research (FSR) as a means of getting formal research and extension systems to work with and respond to the needs of resource-poor farmers. However, the results of many FSR programmes have been disappointing. This paper reviews a number of ‘successful’ FSR activities and argues that the development and use of research approaches and methods cannot be separated from the political, economic and institutional context in which they were developed and used. A closer examination of some of the new FSR methods shows that an understanding of the specific context in which these activities were developed and used is essential to understanding the potential relevance of the methods/approaches to other circumstances. A lack of an historical perspective concerning the source and advocacy of new FSR approaches and methods is one of the reasons why many FSR programmes in the past have given rise to disappointing results.
Defoer, T. (author), Hussain, Sajidin (author), van Nieuwkoop, M. (author), and CIMMYT Economics Programme, Mexico; PATA Integrated Agricultural Development Project, Pakistan; PATA Integrated Agricultural Development Project, Pakistan
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
UK: Elsevier Science, London
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07722
Crouch, Bruce R. (author), Hossain, M. Alamgir (author), and Hossain: Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh; Crouch: Rural Development Consultant, Australia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
UK: Essex, UK : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06793
Bertelsen, Michael K. (author), Grafton, R. Quentin (author), Walters, Edward B. (author), and Grafton: Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Walters: MAF/HAVA/CARE, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Bertelsen: USAID/Rabat, American Embassy, New York, NY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04876
Gilbert, E. (author), Posner, J. (author), Sumberg, J. (author), and Gilbert: Departments of Agricultural Research and Livestock Services, and The Gambian Agricultural Research and Diversification Project, Banjul, The Gambia; Posner: Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Sumberg: CARE International, Niamey, Niger
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04878
Crittenden, Robert (author), Lea, David A.M. (author), and Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04877
