At the end of this course, students will have the ability to analyzing an existing farming system and to grasp the system logic. Also, they will have the knowledge, skills and attitudes of to improve an existing agricultural system and construct a new system.

System concept, a system approach for agriculture, closed, half open, open systems and features, different farming systems in the world; organizations as systems, organizations and their environment, rigid and soft characteristics of the systems, farming systems and research, participatory rural appraisal approach, and the use of systems analysis and development, RAAKS approach and implementation.