{"product_id":"9780792342854","title":"System Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, held at IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines, 6–8 December 1995","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSystem Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, held at IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines, 6–8 December 1995\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTeng, P.S.; Kropff, M.J.; ten Berge, H.F.M.; Dent, J.B.; Lansigan, F.P.; Van Laar, H.H.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems approaches for agricultural development are needed to  determine rational strategies for the role of agriculture in national  development. Mathematical models and computer simulation provide  objective tools for applying science to determine and evaluate options  for resource management at field, farm and regional scales. However,  these tools would not be fully utilizable without incorporating social  and economic dimensions into their application. The second  international symposium, \u003cem\u003eSystems Approaches for Agricultural\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003eDevelopment\u003c\/em\u003e, held in Los Baños, 6-8 December 1995,  fostered this link between the bio-physical sciences and the social  sciences in the choice of keynote papers and oral presentations, a  selection of which is included in this book. The book's contents  further reflect how systems approaches have definitely moved beyond  the research mode into the application mode. The large number and high  quality of interdisciplinary research projects reported from different  parts of the globe, to determine land use options that will meet  multiple goals and yet sustain natural resource bases, is a key  indicator of this `coming of age'. At the farm level, where trade-off  decisions between processes and products (commodities) feature  strongly, much progress is also evident in the development of  systems-based tools for decision making. This book will be of  particular interest to all agricultural scientists and planners, as  well as students interested in multidisciplinary and holistic  approaches for agricultural development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1997-01-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792342854\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-5416-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 468\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311981219980,"sku":"9780792342854","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792342854.jpg?v=1771515595","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792342854","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}