Review on the Trends of Social Sciences Research in the International Agricultural Research Institute - Focused on the International! Rice Research Institute (IRRI) -
2004
Yoon, S.D. (Rural Resources Development Institute, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected]
The purpose of this paper is to review research evolution and achievements, major activities, research manpower, and difficulties for social scientists, using IRRI's internal web site and Social Sciences Division's research literatures. The major findings are as follows: 1) Social research started with the establishment of Agricultural Economics Division (AED) in 1966, and it was developed into the Social Sciences Division (SSD) in 1990;2) Their research has been geared towards developing technological and policy interventions that improve food security and raise the well-being of rice farmers through sustainable increase in the productivity of a rice-based production system.
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