Keating B.A. (2020). Crop, soil and farm systems models - science, engineering or snake oil revisited. Agricultural systems, 01/09/2020, vol. 184, p. 1-4.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102903
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102903
Titre : | Crop, soil and farm systems models - science, engineering or snake oil revisited (2020) |
Auteurs : | B.A. Keating |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Agricultural systems (vol. 184, September 2020) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-4 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.4 - Production Agricole. Système de ProductionThésaurus IAMM SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION ; MODELE ; MODE DE CULTURE ; RECHERCHE AGRICOLE ; RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT ; DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE |
Résumé : | This "perspectives" article draws upon close to 50 years of experience in the development and application of crop, soil and farm systems models in pursuit of enhanced productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems. The scientific foundations and practical utility of such models have been questioned by some and this article shares the author's learnings around model development, testing and application in settings of applied agricultural research and development. The article concludes that provided a rigorous scientific approach is retained to model development, parameterisation and application, farm system models will remain essential in supporting effective agricultural research ? in particular in addressing the 21st Century challenges of food security and sustainable development in the face of climate change. |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102903 |