Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Darnhofer, Ika (Editor), Gibbon, David (Editor), Dedieu, Benoît (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Science education.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Social sciences.; Life Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.; Social Sciences, general.; Science Education.

Farming Systems Research has three core characteristics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on the close collaboration between social and biophysical sciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research posits that to contribute towards sustainable...