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dc.contributor.authorGerber, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T14:19:30Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T14:19:30Z
dc.date.issued2017-07-20
dc.identifier.issn1099-1743
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/16966
dc.description.abstractFood production systems in south-east Africa face a persistent puzzle: despite the implementation of numerous plausible food availability policies, the region’s history is characterised by many cases of food production systems that have underperformed by not feeding the relevant population. This puzzle is addressed by investigating the dynamics of the region’s food production systems. A theory-based framework is proposed to describe the interaction of biological and socio-economic processes that determine the availability of food calories. The framework is translated into a formal model and computer simulation used to analyse its dynamics in a population growth scenario together with different policy interventions. The results suggest three key concepts for understanding the performance of food production systems: stock management of soil organic matter, policy effort threshold, and land use anticipation. These concepts constitute theoretical approaches to explaining how dynamic interactions can create the puzzle of potentially beneficial policies failing to provide enough food calories.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sonseng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/16965" target="blank">The Dynamics of Food Availability in sub-Saharan Africa: An Endogenous Perspective on Food Production Systems</a>
dc.subjectsouth-east Africaeng
dc.subjectfood production systemseng
dc.subjectfood availabilityeng
dc.subjectfood policyeng
dc.subjectSystem Dynamics modellingeng
dc.titleWhy do some food availability policies fail? A simulation approach to understanding food production systems in south-east Africaeng
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionacceptedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserveden_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2462
dc.source.journalSystems research and behavioral science
dc.source.4034
dc.source.144
dc.source.pagenumber386-400
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsgeografi: 290no


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