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Cover -- Half Title -- About the Book and Editors -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. Social Science In Farming Systems Research -- FSR In International Agricultural Development -- Farming Systems Methodology -- Social Science inputs in FSR Research -- The Research Process In FSR -- Theoretical Implications of FSR -- Volume Contents -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part II CONCEPTS IN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH -- Chapter 2. Anthropologist, Biological Scientist and Economist: The Three Musketeers or Three Stooges of Farming Systems Research? -- Introduction -- The Setting: International Potato Center -- An Anthropologist Looks at Interdisciplinary Team Research -- Chronology of design and generation of post-harvest technology at CIP -- An Economist's View on Working with Anthropologists and Biologists -- Problems of working with ants and bios -- Rebellion of the ants -- The challenge for economists -- Continuing problems -- A Biological Scientist Looks at Team Research with Social Scientists -- The importance of constructive conflict -- Team leadership and balance of viewpoints -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3. Basic vs. Applied Research in Farming Systems: An Anthropologist's Appraisal -- Basic and Applied Research in Anthropology -- The Basic Research Component in FSR -- Andean Anthropology -- Production zones -- Managing the Andean agroecosystem -- Convergence with CIP -- Compatibility between Basic and Applied Agricultural Research -- Two Problems -- The role of the community -- Tradition and change in agriculture -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4. Developing Notional Technologies in a Farming Systems Research Contest -- Introduction -- Notional Technology Defined.