Decision Support Systems (DSS) Applied to the Formulation of Agricultural Public Policies

Abstract

Context: The process of formulating agricultural public policies is very complex due to the large number of variables involved in the process. That is why the development of decision support systems (DSS) help to improve this process. The article reviews the developments that have been made regarding the subject. Method: The method was to conduct a bibliographic review in several scientific databases, looking for developments of DSS systems applied to the process of formulating agricultural policies. When determining which DSS systems have been developed, a qualitative and descriptive analysis of the systems was carried out.

Keywords

• decision support systems
• dss
• public policy
• policymaking
• agriculture
• agricultural sector