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    Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls

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    2017
    Author
    Roo, Nina de
    Hawkins, Richard
    Schut, Marc
    Salomons, Michael
    Beshah, Tesfaye
    Staal, Steven J.
    Kassam, Shinan
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    Working Paper
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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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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1901
    IITA Subjects
    Farming Systems; Food Security; Livelihoods; Research Method; Value Chains
    Agrovoc Terms
    Agricultural Research; Systems Analysis; Technology Transfer; Food Security; Agricultural Innovation Systems; Wheat Commodity Systems; Farming Systems Research; Value Chain Approaches
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