Helping farmers select forage species in Central America: The case for a decision support system

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dc.creatorO'Brien, R.
dc.creatorPeters, Michael
dc.creatorCook, Simon E.
dc.creatorCorner, Robert J.
dc.date2003
dc.date2014-09-24T08:42:16Z
dc.date2014-09-24T08:42:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:46:06Z
dc.descriptionIntensification is a key strategy for smallholder farmers in Central America, and improved forages can play a significant role. To facilitate adoption of forages a spatial decision support system (SDSS) is under development to target forage species to particular biophysical, socio-economic and management niches. This paper discusses the role of improved forages in smallholder systems, and the potential for a SDSS to provide information and recommendations to farmers and their advisors. The potential pitfalls of designing and implementing a SDSS for developing world agriculture are discussed and addressed, and the SDSS under development is described.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/43531
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/87900
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectfeed crops
dc.subjectpasture improvement
dc.subjectsmall farms
dc.subjectplantas forrajeras
dc.subjectmejora de pastizales
dc.subjectexplotación en pequeña escala
dc.titleHelping farmers select forage species in Central America: The case for a decision support system
dc.typeJournal Article

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