805: Agricultural systems research

Lockeretz, W and Boehncke, E (2000) Agricultural systems research. Paper presented at Second Workshop of the Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture, Cordoba, 8-11 January 2000; Published in Hovi, M and Trujillo, R G, Eds. Diversity of livestock systems and definition of animal welfare, page pp. 5-15.

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Summary

Contents:
Just what do we mean by "systems", and how can we understand them?
Why is systems research particularly suited to organic agriculture?
How do we do it? A way to start
Achieving true systems research: a long-range goal

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	systems research, scientific methods
Subject Areas:	Knowledge management > Research methodology and philosophy > Systems research and participatory research
Research affiliation:	USA > Tufts University Germany > Univ. Kassel, Ecol. Agricultural Sciences > Organic Animal Husbandry
Orgprints ID Number:	805
Contact:	Boehncke, Prof.Dr. Engelhard
Deposited On:	28 August 2003
EPrint Type:	Conference paper
Published?:	Published
Online at:	http://www.veeru.reading.ac.uk/organic/proc/lock.htm
Peer Review Status:	Not peer-reviewed
Additional Publishing Information:	The Proceedings of all workshops of the Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture (NAHWOA) are available at http://www.veeru.reading.ac.uk/organic/proceedings.htm
Related Links:	http://www.veeru.reading.ac.uk/organic/proc/proceedings.htm, http://orgprints.org/00000874/

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