Can Organic Farming Reduce Vulnerabilities and Enhance the Resilience of the European Food System? A Critical Assessment Using System Dynamics Structural Thinking Tools

Can Organic Farming Reduce Vulnerabilities and Enhance the Resilience of the European Food System? A Critical Assessment Using System Dynamics Structural Thinking Tools

In a world of growing complexity and uncertainty, food systems must be resilient, i.e., able to deliver sustainable and equitable food and nutrition security in the face of multiple shocks and stresses. The resilience of the European food system that relies mostly on conventional agriculture is a ma...

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Main Authors: Natalia Brzezina, Birgit Kopainsky, Erik Mathijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
conventional agriculture
organic farming
system dynamics
food system
food and nutrition security
vulnerability
resilience
feedback loops
causal loop diagram
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/10/971

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