Agrimonde 1 and Agrimonde GO: Comparison, Coherence, Drivers of Change

This chapter examines the quantitative scenarios built, so as to define their qualitative dimensions, left undetermined by the quantitative analysis. Initially, for each region and globally, the scenarios were tested for their internal coherence and conclusions were drawn from their comparison. The aim was to establish whether, on both a regional and global scale, the quantitative assumptions for the different variables make it possible to put together truly coherent scenarios, that is, compatible with the principles chosen initially, particularly the principle of sustainability in the case of the Agrimonde 1 scenario. Comparison of the two scenarios (Agrimonde 1 and Agrimonde GO) enables us to oppose two very different strategies, both of which (theoretically) allow for a food resource-use balance on a global scale, as shown in Chap. 8.