Bawden, R.

Systems Agriculture: A State of the Art Assessment

This is a collection of three papers on systems agriculture, written in the early -mid 1980s. The first outlines some key concepts, methodologies and practices used within the systems approach to agriculture. It emphasises experiential learning, contrasting its application within the conventional, reductionist methodology and the systems methodology. Discussing varieties of systems approaches to problem solving, the author discusses in detail the distinctive approach used by Hawkesbury Agricultural College.