Using System Archetypes to Identify Drivers and Barriers for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa: A Case Study in Ghana

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 79-99

  Banson, Kwamina Ewur ^a   Nguyen, Nam C ^a   Bosch, Ockie J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Complexity; Decision making; Sustainable agriculture; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FOOD SUPPLY; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; COMPLEXITY; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84958780408     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.2300     Document Type: Article

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