List of Papers: Introduction and Objectives (Quentin M. West) --- Overview of Farming Systems Research (Donald L. Plucknett) --- An Overview of Farming Systems Research Methodology (Richard R. Harwood) --- Overview of the Potential Applicability of Farming Systems Research to U.S. Small Farms and U.S. Research and Extension (Art Hansen) --- The Allegheny Highlands Project (Barton Baker) --- Evaluation of Farm Systems Research in Relation to the South Central Small Farm Research and Extension Center Program (J.R. Gifford) --- Applicability of the Farming Systems Research Approach to Less Developed and Developed Countries - Linkages and Constraints (Michael S. Joshua) --- Research-Extension Interface (Howard W. Kerr, Jr.) --- Initiating Applied Farming Systems Research in Developing Countries (L.W. Harrington) --- Problems of Interdisciplinarity in Farming Systems Research (Randolph Barker) --- Farming Systems Research Program Structure, Staffing and Funding (Jerry McIntosh) --- FSR and National Agricultural Development (Peter E. Hildebrand) --- Issues of FSR Evaluation (Willis W. Shaner) --- The ICTA Case; Overview of ICTA Program (Astolfo Fumagalli C.) --- Farming Systems Research in Guatemala (Ramiro Ortiz Dardon) --- Staffing and Funding in the Instituto De Ciencia y Tecnologia Agricola (ICTA) (Robert K. Waugh) --- The ICTA Case; The Linkages with Other National, International and Regional Institutions (Porfirio Masaya) --- Discussion Group Reports: Summary --- Lessons for the Future --- Summary of Tony Babb's Closing Remarks --- Farming Systems Research Symposium Participants.