Applications of Systems Approaches at the Farm and Regional Levels: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, 5)

Teng, Kropff, ten Berge, Dent, Lansigan, van Laar

ISBN 10: 0792342852 / ISBN 13: 9780792342854

Published by Springer, 1997

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This book has no rips or stains. The spine is tight and intact. There are a few pages with yellow highlighting. The spine does have a light creased, but there is no break in the spine and no loose pages. There is some shelf wear with curled corners and some dirt at the edges. We are also selling Applications of Systems Approaches at the Field Level Vol.2. Email if would like to purchase both. Placitas Community Library is a small rural library located in an unincorporated area. All proceeds help pay for the operating expenses of the library.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Applications of Systems Approaches at the Farm and Regional Levels: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, 5)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792342852
• ISBN 13: 9780792342854
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Systems approaches for agricultural development are needed to determine rational strategies for the role of agriculture in national development. Mathematical models and computer simulation provide objective tools for applying science to determine and evaluate options for resource management at field, farm and regional scales. However, these tools would not be fully utilizable without incorporating social and economic dimensions into their application. The second international symposium, Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, held in Los Baņos, 6-8 December 1995, fostered this link between the bio-physical sciences and the social sciences in the choice of keynote papers and oral presentations, a selection of which is included in this book. The book's contents further reflect how systems approaches have definitely moved beyond the research mode into the application mode. The large number and high quality of interdisciplinary research projects reported from different parts of the globe, to determine land use options that will meet multiple goals and yet sustain natural resource bases, is a key indicator of this `coming of age'. At the farm level, where trade-off decisions between processes and products (commodities) feature strongly, much progress is also evident in the development of systems-based tools for decision making. This book will be of particular interest to all agricultural scientists and planners, as well as students interested in multidisciplinary and holistic approaches for agricultural development.