Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic
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
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Ika Darnhofer • David Gibbon • Benoit Dedieu Editors
Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic
Editors Ika Darnhofer BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
David Gibbon Agricultural and Rural Livelihood Systems Shropshire, UK
Benoit Dedieu INRA-SAD and Métafort Saint-Genes-Champanelle, France
ISBN 978-94-007-4502-5 ISBN 978-94-007-4503-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4503-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012940346 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The outline for this book took shape in the course of several discussions during the European Symposia of the International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) held in 2008 and 2010. The discussions centred on the fact that it was not always clear what Farming Systems Research1 actually is. For many, it was difficult to identify the core principles, given the diversity of empirical explorations and the abundance of ideas debated during the Symposia. The discussions highlighted that one of the major confusions was fuelled by the fact that the term ‘system’ is used in a number of combinations, e.g. agricultural system, agrarian system, liv
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