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CIBUSmod 25.09: a spatially disaggregated biophysical agri-food systems model for studying national-level demand- and production-side intervention scenarios
Johan O. Karlsson
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Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Hanna Karlsson-Potter
Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Oscar Lagnelöv
QuantifiedCarbon, Uppsala, Sweden
Niclas Ericsson
Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Rasmus Einarsson
Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Per-Anders Hansson
Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Nutrient budgets help identify the excess or insufficient use of fertilizers and other nutrient sources in agriculture. They allow the calculation of indicators, such as the nutrient balance (surplus or deficit) and nutrient use efficiency, that help to monitor agricultural productivity and sustainability. This article describes a global cropland nutrient budget that provides data on 205 countries and territories from 1961 to 2020 (data available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/ESB).
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Short summary
CIBUSmod is a biophysical agri-food system model designed to evaluate resource use and environmental impacts on national and sub-national level under future scenarios involving changes in demand and agricultural production systems. It provides a flexible framework that can integrate regionalised data at the spatial resolution and aggregation level available. By enhancing transparency and usability in food systems modelling, CIBUSmod is a valuable tool for exploring agri-food systems transitions.
CIBUSmod is a biophysical agri-food system model designed to evaluate resource use and...
