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Farm management for Asia: a systems approach. (FAO Farm Systems Management Series - 13) (1997)
(introduction...)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DEDICATION
FOREWORD
ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND SYMBOLS USED
1. AGRICULTURAL AND FARM SYSTEMS - CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
2. FARM MANAGEMENT AND FARM TYPES
3. ELEMENTS OF FARM-HOUSEHOLD SYSTEMS: BOUNDARIES, HOUSEHOLD AND RESOURCES
4. FURTHER FARM-HOUSEHOLD SYSTEM ELEMENTS: ENTERPRISES AND ACTIVITIES AND THEIR BUDGETING
5. FURTHER FARM-HOUSEHOLD SYSTEM ELEMENTS: PROCESSES, STRUCTURAL COEFFICIENTS AND THE WHOLE-FARM SERVICE MATRIX
6. HOUSEHOLD GOALS, FARM PLANNING OBJECTIVES, SYSTEM PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
7. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF FARM SYSTEMS: MEASURES FOR EVALUATION AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
8. OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE USE LEVELS: RESPONSE ANALYSIS
9. PLANNING WHOLE-FARM SYSTEMS: ALLOCATION BUDGETING, SIMPLIFIED PROGRAMMING AND LINEAR PROGRAMMING
10. PLANNING FARM SYSTEMS OVER TIME
11. PLANNING AND MANAGING FARM SYSTEMS UNDER UNCERTAINTY
APPENDIX: MANAGEMENT, FARM MANAGEMENT AND FARM SYSTEMS
FAO FARM SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SERIES