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Abstract
This paper defines a generic agricultural research system and highlights some of the methodologies for diagnosing the research system constraints described in the papers included in this volume. An agricultural technology system is formed by public organizations (such as research institutes and universities) and private-sector organizations (such as input companies, foundations, and farmers' associations). The main methodologies proposed in this volume to diagnose research system constraints are agricultural technology management (ATM) described by Cummings; the ISNAR-Rutgers agricultural technology management systems (ATMS) approach; the International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS) from the University of Illinois; the systematic constraints analysis process (SCAP) from the University of Hawaii; and diverse approaches focusing on special cases such as sub-Saharan Africa, small developing countries, agroforestry institutes, private-sector foundations, and postharvest fishery research projects.