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Mapping potential foodsheds in Iowa: A system optimization modeling approach
Leopold Center Completed Grant Reports
Project ID
M2010-04
Abstract
Linear programming tools are used to gauge regional potential for local diversified agriculture required to meet the dietary needs of the population.
Key Question
Can Iowa and other Midwestern states be self-sustainable in food production?
Findings
Investigators designed two new metrics to guide strategic planning toward more localized systems: the "per capita" cropland requirement" and the "regional self-sustainability index." Emphasis was on minimizing the distance between population centers and available cropland, accounting for variations in yield among 40 of the most marketable food crops that can be grown in the Midwestern United States.
Principal Investigator(s)
Guiping Hu
Co-Investigator(s)
Randy Boeckenstedt, Lizhi Wang, Susan Wohlsdorf-Arendt
Year of Grant Completion
2012
Disciplines
Citation Information
Guiping Hu, Randy Boeckenstedt, Lizhi Wang and Susan W. Arendt. "Mapping potential foodsheds in Iowa: A system optimization modeling approach" (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lizhi_wang/8/