Impact of Systems Modelling in Agricultural Research for Development

摘要：

　　An analysis of the impact of simulation modelling in three diverse crop-livestock improvement projects in Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) reveals positive benefits across a range of aspects including identification of objectives,design and implementation of experimental program,effectiveness of participatory research with smallholder farmers,implementation of system change,and scaling-out of results.In planning change,farmers must consider complex interactions within the both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of their crop and animal production activities.It is this complexity that explains the importance and contribution of models in AR4D,especially of whole-farm models that include household models of food requirement,workload and financial requirements.The analysis also proposes improvements to selection,design and implementation of AR4D projects to improve the utility of simulation modelling in securing positive outcomes and lasting legacies.

作者: D.J.Connor H.van Rees P.S.Carberry P.M.Horne

作者单位: The University of Melbourne,Victoria,Australia CropFacts,Mandurang,Australia CSIRO,Toowoomba,Queensland,Australia ACIAR,Canberra,Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 4th International Farming Systems Design(第四届国际农作制度设计大会)

会议地点: 兰州

会议语种:英文

页码: 1-11

在线出版日期: 2013-08-19（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）