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aised cattle as compared with only 55% for the
largest land owning group. Overall, mean
numbers of animals raised were in direct relation
to farm size.
Analysis and writing will continue in the
fall of 1990 and winter of 1991 with the goal of
completing the study by March/April, 1991.
Workshop: Role of Social Sciences in Farming
Systems Research
The 1989 EEP report suggested a con-
certed effort to acquaint RIAP scientists (social
and biological) with the principles of the farming
systems approach. The availability of a
modest amount of project carry-forward funds,
and the high priority placed on this activity by
the host country, allowed the workshop to be
undertaken in the summer of 1990. The workshop
was conducted by Dr. Thomas Conelly and
Dr. Miriam Chaiken over a three-week period.
Dr. Conelly and Dr. Chaiken were both well
acquainted with FSR principles and with SR-
CRSP. Dr. Conelly had previously served as the
SR-CRSP sociology resident scientist in Kenya.
The workshop emphasized four themes:
1. Significance of inequality and gender in
determining farmer's responses to new ideas;
2. Importance 2. of Iporanceof ncororaing incorporating farmer's armr's con- oncerns
into research at all phases;
3. Strength and limitation of the sample survey;
and
4. Potential and limitation of social science in
FSR.
Specific topics covered included:
" Role of key informants
" Importance of in-depth knowledge
" Using informant ranking systems
" Construction of a wealth index
* Random time allocation studies to observe
behavior rather than reports of behavior
* Sampling methods
* Conducting "sondeos"
* Techniques for improving questionnaires
* Data coding and analysis
* Collecting data on household food consumption
to increase imports
The workshop was attended by 15
participants (all RIAP staff) and six to eight
observers. The group included six women and
17 men. A variety of disciplines was represented.
The approach emphasized interactive
participation, small group discussion, and
practical exercises, and a significant period was
spent in the field to try out techniques first
hand. No further effort in 1990-91 is planned.
Training Progress and Institutional
Development
S. Wahyuni, M.S., Rural Sociology, Institut
Pertanian, Bogor, 1990.
Sri Wening Handiyani, M.S., Rural Sociology,
University of Missouri-Columbia, expected
1991.
Other Contributions
McCorkle and Nolan participated in
discussions held to outline a priority research
agenda on agrosylvopastoralism in the ASEAN
countries as part of the AARD/SR-CRSP/IDRC
Workshop on Integrated Tree Cropping and
Small Ruminant Production Systems (IPS) held
in Medan, North Sumatra, in September 1990.
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