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

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Farming Systems Research in Europe

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Farming Systems Research: an approach to inquiry

      • Ika Darnhofer, David Gibbon, Benoit Dedieu

      Pages 3-31

   3. The origins of the European IFSA: the first meetings and the agenda renewal

      • Jacques Brossier, Caterina Contini, Luigi Omodei Zorini, Artur Cristóvão

      Pages 33-48

   4. Early Farming Systems Research and Extension experience in Africa and possible relevance for FSR in Europe

      • Jim Bingen, David Gibbon

      Pages 49-71

   5. Textual analysis and scientometric mapping of the dynamic knowledge in and around the IFSA community

      • Marc Barbier, Marianne Bompart, Véronique Garandel-Batifol, Andréi Mogoutov

      Pages 73-94

   6. Methodological themes in Farming Systems Research and implications for learning in higher education

      • David Gibbon

      Pages 95-115

3. State of the Art and Key Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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4. State of the art and key issues

   1. How should we farm? The ethical dimension of farming systems

      • Richard Bawden

      Pages 119-139

   2. Systems practice: making the systems in Farming Systems Research effective

      • Ray Ison

      Pages 141-157

   3. The role of action-oriented learning theories for change in agriculture and rural networks

      • Chris Blackmore, Marianne Cerf, Ray Ison, Mark Paine

      Pages 159-177

   4. Learning in European agricultural and rural networks: building a systemic research agenda

      • Bernard Hubert, Ray Ison, Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Chris Blackmore, Marianne Cerf, Isabelle Avelange et al.

      Pages 179-200

   5. Extension systems and change facilitation for agricultural and rural development

      • Artur Cristóvão, Alex Koutsouris, Michael Kügler

      Pages 201-227

   6. Agri-Food systems and territorial development: innovations, new dynamics and changing governance mechanisms

      • Claire Lamine, Henk Renting, Adanella Rossi, J. S. C. (Han) Wiskerke, Gianluca Brunori

      Pages 229-256

   7. The Territory Agronomy Approach in research, education and training

      • Sylvie Lardon, Anna-Camilla Moonen, Elisa Marraccini, Marta Debolini, Mariassunta Galli, Salma Loudiyi

      Pages 257-280

   8. Simulation models in Farming Systems Research: potential and challenges

      • Giuseppe Feola, Claudia Sattler, Ali Kerem Saysel

      Pages 281-306

   9. Reshaping boundaries between farming systems and the environment

      • Stéphane Bellon, Jean-Louis Hemptinne

      Pages 307-333

5. Insights from System Sciences and New Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 335-335

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6. Insights from system sciences and new perspectives

   1. Dynamics in farming systems: of changes and choices

      • J. B. (Hans) Schiere, Ika Darnhofer, Michel Duru

      Pages 337-363

   2. Farms and farmers facing change: The adaptive approach

      • Rebecka Milestad, Benoît Dedieu, Ika Darnhofer, Stéphane Bellon

      Pages 365-385

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 rural development, both interdisciplinary collaborations and local actor engagement are needed. Together, they allow for changes in understanding and changes in practices. This book gives an overview of the insights generated in 20 years of Farming Systems Research. It retraces the emergence and development of Farming Systems Research in Europe, summarises the state-of-the-art for key areas, and provides an outlook on new explorations, especially those tackling the dynamic nature of farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment and the context of action.

• Dynamics in farming system
• Farming Systems Research
• Interdisciplinary approaches to farming
• Learning through participatory processes
• Managing systemic change

• Vienna, Austria

  Ika Darnhofer

• Livelihood Systems, Agricultural and Rural, Church Stretton, United Kingdom

  David Gibbon

• , SAD, INRA, Saint-Genes-Champanelle, France

  Benoît Dedieu

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