@article{article_410813, title={Farming Systems Research (FSR): An Approach to Agricultural Research for Small Farmers}, journal={Akdeniz University Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture}, volume={10}, pages={312–322}, year={1997}, author={Özkan, Burhan}, keywords={Farming Systems Research, Small Farmer, Adoption Rate, Extension}, abstract={<p>The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of Farming Systems Research (FSR) as an approach to agricultural research. This paper based on a literature review. These documents have been reviewed within a wider framework which seeks to explore the scope of FSR and institutionalisation of this approach to existing research systems. There are diverse approaches employed under the label of FSR. These differences mainly derive from different people’s understanding of FSR. Many observers are using the same words to mean different things. However, there is largely a consensus on what FSR is particularly in key concepts and research procedures. Given the literature review of FSR, it is strongly recommended that FSR needs to be considered as an approach or philosophy to agricultural research instead of as a type of research or development strategy. </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Akdeniz University}