000			02038nam a22002417a 4500
008			190327s1962 dcua gr 001 0 eng d
040			_aCBNCAT
082			_a338.9861 _bWOR
110			_aWorld Bank. Department of Operations Western Hemisphere
245			_aAn appraisal of the development program of Colombia
260			_aWashington, D. C. : _bInternational Bank of Reconstruction and Development, _c1962.
300			_a1 volume (various pagings) 28 cm
520			_aThe objectives of the state-of-the-art paper, second in a series on farming systems research (FSR) in the Third World, are to: (1) review the literature on farming systems; (2) evaluate farming systems research in international institutes and in national agricultural research systems in the Third World; and (3) recommend what can be done to improve and expand FSR in order to develop technology appropriate for the majority of small farmers. The paper discusses the existing confusion over the various definitions of FSR and recommends a working definition which includes a holistic approach to diagnosing constraints faced by small farmers in site-specific locations and in carrying out farm trials of promising technology. It also stresses the strengths and weaknesses of current FSR programs and recommends a close working link between FSR and commodity research teams. A major section of the paper deals with rapidly evolving methodologies for carrying out FSR; institutional linkages, and training in FSR are also discussed. Appendices describe orientation, program components and observations for selected FSR programs (in Mexico, India, the Philippines, Nigeria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Senegal), and the similarities and differences between FSR and early forms of farm management research.
590			_aaia 27/03/2019
591			_aLoans
650			_aEconomic policy
650			_aEconomic history
650			_aEconomic development
651			_aColombia
700			_aWorld Bank
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
949			_a338.9861 WOR
999			_c15415 _d15415