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Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls

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Title Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
 
Creator Roo, Nina de
Hawkins, Richard
Schut, Marc
Salomons, Michael
Beshah, Tesfaye
Staal, Steven J.
Kassam, Shinan
 
Subject agricultural research
systems analysis
technology transfer
food security
agricultural innovation systems
wheat commodity systems
farming systems research
value chain approaches
 
Description Agricultural innovation systems are complex, multi-layered, and can be difficult to define and analyse. In this paper, we provide examples of ‘systems analysis’: describing the context, what was done, and how the outcomes informed broader research and development activities.
The five cases describe analyses of: i) agricultural systems in North-West Vietnam; ii) household food security in Central Vietnam; iii) agricultural innovation systems in Central Africa; iv) wheat commodity systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, and v) the national agricultural research system in Papua New Guinea.
These cases show that while there is no single best method to conduct systems analysis within a broader AIS approach, ‘good’ systems analysis demonstrates several common characteristics. Suggestions for system analysis in practice include: clarifying objectives and expectations; balancing breadth and depth; paying attention to power dynamics; avoiding an assumption of predictability; careful mixing of quantitative and qualitative methods; and a keeping a focus on informing action.
 
Date 2017
2017-06-28T09:11:56Z
2017-06-28T09:11:56Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Roo, N. de, Hawkins, R., Schut, M., Salomons, M., Beshah, T., Staal, S. & Kassam, S. (2017). Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls. (KIT Working Paper). Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82610
https://www.kit.nl/working-paper-series-2017-11-systems-analysis-in-ais-potentials-and-pitfalls/
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 20 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher Royal Tropical Institute