{"product_id":"9789048147632-applications-of-systems-approaches-at-th","title":"Applications of Systems Approaches at the Field Level","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 2: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, held at IRRI, Los Baños, Philippines, 6–8 December 1995\u003cbr\u003eSystems approaches for agricultural development are needed to  determine rational strategies for the role of agriculture in national  development.\u003cbr\u003eSystems 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 (SAAD), held in Los Banos,  6-8 December 1995, fostered this link between the biophysical  sciences and the social sciences in the selection of keynote papers  and oral presentations, a selection of which are included in these  books. The 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. At the field  level optimization of resource use and minimizing environmental  effects has become of major concern for which systems approaches are  indispensable. The books, of which Volume I deals with regional and farm studies  level and Volume II with field level studies, will be of particular  interest to all agricultural scientists and planners, as well as  students interested in multidisciplinary and holistic approaches to  agricultural development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57106797035894,"sku":"9789048147632","price":211.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39715133_ea8e0b98-9427-438a-9336-ab9b06a3b53d.jpg?v=1769694950","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789048147632-applications-of-systems-approaches-at-th","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}