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. 2012 Jul 31;109(31):12356-63.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0913003109. Epub 2012 Jul 23.

A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Ross A Hammond  1 , Laurette Dubé
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A systems science perspective and transdisciplinary models for food and nutrition security

Ross A Hammond et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

We argue that food and nutrition security is driven by complex underlying systems and that both research and policy in this area would benefit from a systems approach. We present a framework for such an approach, examine key underlying systems, and identify transdisciplinary modeling tools that may prove especially useful.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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