Spatio-Temporal Multi- Objective Optimization of Agricultural Best Management Practices

Abstract

Farmers around the world are facing the need to improve crop yield due to substantial increase in food demand. However, in an effort to meet the global growing food demand, nutrient pollutants in runoff have also increased due to intensified agricultural practices. For this reason, stakeholders and decision-makers have tried to shift from conventional agricultural practices to other types of practices, commonly referred to as best management practices (BMPs). The emphasis of agricultural BMPs (Ag-BMPs) is on environmental protection, which in this research is extended to consider food production, as well as environmental, economic, and social factors as a part of Ag-BMPs.