Agriculture and Food Special Interest Group (SIG)
Join us to analyse agriculture and food systems, develop early problem recognition skills, and evaluate policy impacts using System Dynamics and systems thinking!
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UPCOMING
SIG EVENTS
SIG BLOG
Learn more about the latest developments in the field of agriculture and food and how System Dynamics and systems thinking make an impact.
Management Design for Planted Forests in Japan Using System Dynamics
Hanno City in Saitama Prefecture used a system dynamics model to enable detailed analysis of labor requirements and changes in forest conditions.
Solving Bottlenecks in Dairy Production Facilities with System Dynamics
FriedslandCampina employed system dynamics to strategically enhance production efficiency in the midst of factory merging.
System Dynamics Helps Farmers Escape Poverty Trap in Guatemala
Guatemala’s government implements policies to support small-scale farming and counteract effects of climate change.
SIG RESOURCES
Careers in Agriculture using System Dynamics
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Agriculture courses using System Dynamics. Add courses.
Explore agric-related models. Add models.
Access past SIG meetings. Watch SIG youtube recordings.
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AGRIC & FOOD – FRIENDLY
Friendly journals to publish your System Dynamics, or food and agriculture-based work. Check out “Publisher” in our bibliography to find further publishing options.
The Agric & Food SIG supports and promotes System Dynamics threads in a number of conferences and other events.
SIG GOALS & HISTORY
Alberto Atzori
Associate Professor
University of Sassari
Benjamin Turner
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
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