This concise, advisory handbook prepared for Southern SARE outlines systems research methods and objectives and includes recommended strategies for developing and implementing multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional systems projects. Resources for additional reading are presented at the end. The handbook was produced in 1997 by professors Rick Welsh of Clarkson University and Keith Ingram of the University of Georgia.
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.