The authors analyze the potential and the limits of various research, application of ecological principles in understanding agricultural systems, emphasis on the use of agricultural information, use of working farms as research sites, and the involvement of farmers in agricultural research.
Analyzes the potential and the limits of various research approaches associated with alternative agriculture. This title proposes reforms in institutional aspects of agricultural research - the organization of academic departments, evaluation of professional achievement, functioning of grant programs, and the education of agricultural researchers.