Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
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Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
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Roo, Nina de
Hawkins, Richard Schut, Marc Salomons, Michael Beshah, Tesfaye Staal, Steven J. Kassam, Shinan |
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agricultural research
systems analysis technology transfer food security agricultural innovation systems wheat commodity systems farming systems research value chain approaches |
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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. |
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2017
2017-06-28T09:11:56Z 2017-06-28T09:11:56Z |
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Working Paper
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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/ |
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en
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Open Access
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20 p.
application/pdf |
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Royal Tropical Institute
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