?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F2592%2F&rft.title=Evolution+of+Social+Science+Research+at+ICRISAT%2C+and+a+Case+Study+in+Zimbabwe.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+20&rft.creator=Alumira%2C+J+D&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.creator=Sihoma-Moyo%2C+T&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=This+paper+consists+of+two+distinct+yet+complementary+parts.+The+first+part+analyzes+the+evolution+of+social+science+research+(SSR)+at+ICRISAT.+It+describes+the+initiation+of+SSR%2C+its+continued+recognition+and+incorporation+in+the+Institute's+research+strategy%2C+its+structure%2C+staff+strength%2C+collaboration+and+partnerships%3B+and+the+constraints+faced+by+SSR+-+including+debates+on+relevance+and+performance%2C+and+how+these+have+been+dealt+with+within+the+Institute.+The+second+part+was+motivated+by+the+CGIAR's+thrust+to+enhance+the+contribution+of+SSR+to+sustainable+agricultural+development%2C+food+security%2C+and+poverty+eradication.+It+is+a+case+study+of+livelihood+diversification+behavior+among+smallholder+farm+communities+in+Zimbabwe+and+illustrates+how+SSR+contributes+to+livelihood+analysis%2C+targeting+of+research+and+development%2C+and+informing+policy.+It+addresses+several+key+questions%3A+Given+the+changing+environment+in+the+semi-arid+tropics%2C+what+factors+constrain+rural+livelihoods%3F+How+do+resource-poor+smallholder+farm+households+cope+with+these+constraints%3F+How+do+their+coping+strategies+impact+on+farmer+investment+behavior%3F+And+what+are+the+implications+for+targeting+of+research+and+development%3F&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F2592%2F1%2FEvolutionOfSocialScienceResearchAtICRISAT_2005.pdf&rft.identifier=++Alumira%2C+J+D+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S+and+Sihoma-Moyo%2C+T++(2005)+Evolution+of+Social+Science+Research+at+ICRISAT%2C+and+a+Case+Study+in+Zimbabwe.+Working+Paper+Series+no.+20.++Working+Paper.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Bulawayo%2C+Zimbabawe.+++++