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Swidden farming by individual households (1.1.0)

Swidden Farming is designed to explore the dynamics of agricultural land management strategies. Specifically, the model is designed to explore some of the factors affecting swidden (sometimes called slash-and-burn) agriculture. Agricultural households take control of the land around them and rotate agricultural fields within this area. Field fertility decreases if a patch is used, and the patch with the highest potential net return is chosen to farm during each time step. The model explores the importance of soil fertility upon swidden strategies as well as issues of land ownership. In addition, the model also explores the effects of swidden agriculture on vegetation communities.

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Swidden farming by individual households 1.1.0

Swidden Farming is designed to explore the dynamics of agricultural land management strategies. Specifically, the model is designed to explore some of the factors affecting swidden (sometimes called slash-and-burn) agriculture. Agricultural households take control of the land around them and rotate agricultural fields within this area. Field fertility decreases if a patch is used, and the patch with the highest potential net return is chosen to farm during each time step. The model explores the importance of soil fertility upon swidden strategies as well as issues of land ownership. In addition, the model also explores the effects of swidden agriculture on vegetation communities.

Release Notes

Added visualization to entry

Version Submitter First published Last modified Status
1.1.0 C Michael Barton Fri Jun 27 05:47:06 2008 Fri May 24 10:06:08 2024 Published
1.0.0 C Michael Barton Sun Apr 27 16:49:11 2008 Tue Feb 20 17:20:19 2018 Published

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