INTERPAKS, Chilanga, Zambia: Adaptive Research Planning Team, Research Branch, Department of Agriculture, 1984. 12 p., Describes how the farming systems research approach was incorporated into the overall Research Branch structure of the Department of Agriculture in Zambia. Presents the various options that were considered for incorporating diagnostic farm research work and on-farm trials into the structure of the Research Branch. Describes the objectives and functions fo the unit formed to undertake adaptive research programs. Concludes with an explanation of the role these adaptive research teams play in linking the research with other organizations.
