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Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls

dc.contributor.authorRoo, Nina de
dc.contributor.authorHawkins, Richard
dc.contributor.authorSchut, Marc
dc.contributor.authorSalomons, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBeshah, Tesfaye
dc.contributor.authorStaal, Steven J.
dc.contributor.authorKassam, Shinan
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:08:45Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:08:45Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationRoo, 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
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1901
dc.description.abstractAgricultural 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.
dc.format.extent20 p.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal Tropical Institute
dc.subjectAgricultural Research
dc.subjectSystems Analysis
dc.subjectTechnology Transfer
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectAgricultural Innovation Systems
dc.subjectWheat Commodity Systems
dc.subjectFarming Systems Research
dc.subjectValue Chain Approaches
dc.titleSystems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls
dc.typeWorking Paper
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University and Research Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCanadian Foodgrains Bank
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Vegetable Center
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.kit.nl/working-paper-series-2017-11-systems-analysis-in-ais-potentials-and-pitfalls/
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectFarming Systems
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectResearch Method
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceAmsterdam, The Netherlands
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid84965
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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