Food Security Indicators for Subsistence Farmers Sustainability: A System Dynamics Approach

Foodsecurityconceptsareextensivelyusedinhouseholdsasameasureofwelfare,toconceptualise operationalusefulnessinthedesign,implementation,andevaluationofpolicies.Mostresearchis focusedonimprovingfoodsecurityandsustainabilityandthepatternsstillremaintenuous.This articleexploresfoodsecurityindicatorsforsustainabilitybyusingsystemdynamicstounderstandthe interconnectednessofthefoodsecuritysystem.Thisisdonebyanalysingquantitativeandqualitative conceptsoffoodsecurityindicators.Thesimulationresultshowsdynamicsofcroplanddecreasing withincreasingpopulationastheyneedfood,energyandspacetosurvive. KeywoRDS Conceptualisation, Food Security, Subsistence Farmers, Sustainability, System Dynamics

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