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My former student Orasa Suksawang, who is currently a Professor at the
Kasatsart Univ. in Bangkok, developed a system dynamics based computer game
to blend with temple events and in Rural areas. This was very successful
in educating the farmers. Orasa can be reached at

Orasa Suksawang <fsocoss@ku.ac.th>

Khalid Saeed
_____________________________________
Khalid Saeed
Professor and Department Head
Social Science and Policy Studies
W. P. I., 100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609, USA

Ph: 508-831-5563; fax: 508-831-5896
email: saeed@wpi.edu

SSPS Dept: http://www.wpi.edu/+SSPS

Assuming the objective is to help the people become better farmers
(perhaps only incidentally SD users) then I suggest that the following
have to be made to come true:
Farmers get clear on their purpose in farming and on the concepts
pertinent to farming.
Farmers get information on the degree to which their farming could be
improved and get clear on what that means to them.
Farmers get information on specific techniques, methods, timings,
selections that will improve either their yield (or other purpose) and
their work.
[[the previous stages can be enhanced by the use of proven science
teaching techniques and tools as has been demonstrated by Dr. Joseph
Novak, Cornell, and associates. c.f. www.coginst.uwf.edu and click on
CMap Toolkit. Also "Learning How to Learn" by Novak and Gowin,
Cambridge U. Press, 1984.]]
Farmers learn how to select an initiative, journal their decision, do
the work and notice the results.
Farmers discover that a lot of things depend on a lot of things.
[[now they are interested in understanding this puzzle]]
Farmers learn how to "meta farm"
[[using SD, of course]]

And to lead it, your friend would be well advised to read the part of
Donald Schon already recommended.