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A systems research network for rice was established in eight Asian countries with 15 national agricultural research centres (NARCs) via the SARP project. NARCs are participating with interdisciplinary teams. A ‘team establishment phase’ covered six years, and included three international training programs. It was followed by an ‘application phase’, currently addressing six ‘application pograms’. Mechanisms used in capacity building after the formal training phase are case studies, team visits by project staff, joint research planning and output analysis, short (3 months) and long (1 year) fellowships for exchange visits of team members, annual thematic workshops, PhD fellowships, support to local (national) training courses, a proceedings series for project publications, and the development and distribution of user friendly shells to facilitate the use of simulation models. Joint research programs were headed by ‘theme coordinators’. The paper presents three examples of eco-regional analyses: (I) on the optimization of nitrogen use in rice; (II) on the effects of climate change on rice production; and (III) on agroecological zonation. It is concluded that systems research networks can provide a solid basis for a range of eco-regional studies on various topics, and for local in-depth studies.
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Berge, H.F.M.T., Kropff, M.J. (1995). Founding a systems research network for rice. In: Bouma, J., Kuyvenhoven, A., Bouman, B.A.M., Luyten, J.C., Zandstra, H.G. (eds) Eco-regional approaches for sustainable land use and food production. Systems Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0121-9_14
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