Small‐farm systems research in Ciskei

Abstract

This paper examines firstly, the problems of agricultural research in developing countries, considers briefly the Farm Systems Research approach and, describes a project recently introduced by Fort Hare University's Agricultural and Rural Development Research Institute. This project will apply a systems research approach to the problems of small farmers in Ciskei, as an alternative to the formal agricultural research approach.

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Senior Research Officer, ARDRI, University of Fort Hare (project leader).

Director, ARDRI, University of Fort Hare.

The valuable guidance and assistance in the design of the project described in this paper and given by Professors M C Laker and T J Bembridge, and Dr P J Burger, all of the University of Fort Hare, is gratefully acknowledged.