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Re: FSDnews




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 Vic

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>> FSDnews
>>                                                                     August, 
>>1997
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>>Service
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>>STAKEHOLDER INSTITUTIONS
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>>* Management of interdisciplinary R & D *
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>>FSD practioners have often been challenged by the question of how to arrange 
>>for the productive cooperation between the various disciplines and/or 
>>institutions which is required for successful rural development.  The 
>>importance of this issue was recognized by the International Agricultural 
>>Economics Association which asked Mr Jean-Marc Boussard to organize a 
>>mini-sysmposium titled: UHAgricultural economists and agricultural 
>>scientists: how can they cooperate?DH at its recent Conference in Sacramento, 
>>California.    Useful perspectives related to agricultural development 
>>projects, public agricultural extension and research and international 
>>organizations were presented.   It was concluded that the scale of 
>>interdisciplinary work is growing but there is substantial scope for 
>>increasing the effectiveness of such work.  Some of the means of increasing 
>>effectiveness are multidisciplinary frameworks of agricultural development 
>>processes, clear articulation of objectives and tasks, participatory team 
>>building techniques and multi-sectoral modeling.   For further information, 
>>contact Mr Jean-Marc Bossard (boussard@ivry.inra.fr).
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>>FSD METHODOLOGIES
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>>*Sustainability Indicators*

>Grace, Blessings, & Peace,
>
>Willie Gibson, Extension Specialist - Sustainable Agriculture
>University of Vermont Extension
>RR 4, Box 2298
>Montpelier, VT 05602-8927
>ph: 802/223-2389  ext.16
>fax: 802/223-6500
>wgibson@sover.net    
>                    "I can do what you can't do, and you can do
>what I can't do.  Together we can do great things."
>                                     - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
>

Regards,
          Vic
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