Incorporating Multiple Objectives in Planning Models of Low-Resource Farmers

Linear goal programming provides a means of formally incorporating the multiple goals of a household into the analysis of farming systems. Using this approach, the set of plans which come as close as possible to achieving a set of desired goals under conditions of land and cash scarcity are derived...

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Autores principales: Flinn, J.C., Jayasuriya, S., Knight, C.G.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 1980
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/165518
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Sumario:Linear goal programming provides a means of formally incorporating the multiple goals of a household into the analysis of farming systems. Using this approach, the set of plans which come as close as possible to achieving a set of desired goals under conditions of land and cash scarcity are derived for a Filipino tenant farmer. A challenge in making LGP models empirically operational is the accurate definition of the goals of the farm household being modelled.