Impact of systems modelling on agronomic research and adoption of new practices in smallholder agriculture

doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61069-3

Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2015, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (8): 1478-1489.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61069-3

Impact of systems modelling on agronomic research and adoption of new practices in smallholder agriculture

D J Connor, H van Rees, P S Carberry

1、The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
2、CropFacts, Mandurang South 3551, Australia
3、Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, To owoomba, Queensland 4305, Australia

收稿日期:2015-03-16 出版日期:2015-08-05 发布日期:2015-08-06
通讯作者: D J Connor, E-mail: djconnor@unimelb.edu.au
作者简介:D J Connor, E-mail: djconnor@unimelb.edu.au
基金资助:
The authors express thanks to the many team members of the various projects and others who participated in the review and to ACIAR and CSIRO for logistical and financial support.

Impact of systems modelling on agronomic research and adoption of new practices in smallholder agriculture

D J Connor, H van Rees, P S Carberry

1、The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
2、CropFacts, Mandurang South 3551, Australia
3、Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, To owoomba, Queensland 4305, Australia

Received:2015-03-16 Online:2015-08-05 Published:2015-08-06
Contact: D J Connor, E-mail: djconnor@unimelb.edu.au
About author:D J Connor, E-mail: djconnor@unimelb.edu.au
Supported by:
The authors express thanks to the many team members of the various projects and others who participated in the review and to ACIAR and CSIRO for logistical and financial support.

摘要/Abstract

摘要： An analysis of the impact of simulation modelling in three diverse crop-livestock improvement projects in Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) reveals benefits across a range of aspects including identification of objectives, design and implementation of experimental programs, 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 both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of their crop and animal production activities. For this, whole-farm models that include household models of food, workload and financial requirements have the most utility and impact. The analysis also proposes improvements in design and implementation of AR4D projects to improve the utility of simulation modelling for securing positive agronomic and livestock outcomes and lasting legacies.

关键词: agricultural systems , animal production , crop production , modelling , research for development

Abstract: An analysis of the impact of simulation modelling in three diverse crop-livestock improvement projects in Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) reveals benefits across a range of aspects including identification of objectives, design and implementation of experimental programs, 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 both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of their crop and animal production activities. For this, whole-farm models that include household models of food, workload and financial requirements have the most utility and impact. The analysis also proposes improvements in design and implementation of AR4D projects to improve the utility of simulation modelling for securing positive agronomic and livestock outcomes and lasting legacies.

Key words: agricultural systems , animal production , crop production , modelling , research for development

D J Connor, H van Rees, P S Carberry. Impact of systems modelling on agronomic research and adoption of new practices in smallholder agriculture[J]. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015, 14(8): 1478-1489.

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