An optimization approach to assessing the self-sustainability potential of food demand in the Midwestern United States | Zendy

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An optimization approach to assessing the self-sustainability potential of food demand in the Midwestern United States

Author(s) -

Guiping Hu,

Lizhi Wang,

Susan W. Arendt,

Randy Boeckenstedt

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of agriculture food systems and community development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2152-0798

pISSN - 2152-0801

DOI - 10.5304/jafscd.2011.021.004

Subject(s) - sustainability , agriculture , per capita , context (archaeology) , population , index (typography) , agricultural economics , business , environmental economics , geography , economics , computer science , environmental health , ecology , archaeology , world wide web , biology , medicine

Conventional agriculture faces significant challenges as world population grows, food demand increases, and mobility becomes increasingly constrained. Reducing the distance food needs to travel is an important goal of sustainability and resiliency, particularly in the context of a variety of transportation challenges. In this study, we developed a linear programming optimization method to assess the potential of regions to meet dietary requirements with more localized and diversified agricultural systems. Emphasis is on

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