Validation of Agent-based Approach for Simulating the Conversion to Organic Farming

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the principles of the development of parallel system-dynamics and agent-based models of organic farming for the case of Slovenia. The advantage of agent-based modeling is demonstrated by including geospatial information as an agent attribute. The models were compared by the validation, confirming the appropriate level of similarity.

Keywords

• agent-based models
• organic farming
• system dynamics
• validation
• multimethod simulation