The livestock and environment nexus has been the subject of considerable research in the
past decade. With a more prosperous and urbanized population projected to grow …

Farm models are potentially relevant tools for policy impact assessment. Governments and
international organizations use impact assessment (IA) as an ex-ante policy process and …

Agricultural systems science generates knowledge that allows researchers to consider
complex problems or take informed agricultural decisions. The rich history of this science …

We review the current state of agricultural systems science, focusing in particular on the
capabilities and limitations of agricultural systems models. We discuss the state of models …

This paper presents ideas for a new generation of agricultural system models that could
meet the needs of a growing community of end-users exemplified by a set of Use Cases. We …

Achieving food and nutrition security for all in a changing and globalized world remains a
critical challenge of utmost importance. The development of solutions benefits from insights …

CONTEXT Process-based crop models provide ways to predict crop growth, evaluate
environmental impacts on crops, test various crop management options, and guide crop …

The contribution of the EU bioeconomy to sustainable development depends on how it is
implemented. A high innovation potential is accompanied by considerable risks, in particular …

Research on next generation agricultural systems models shows that the most important
current limitation is data, both for on-farm decision support and for research investment and …

Emerging technologies associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) have enabled
improvements in global food security situations. However, there is a limited understanding …