Martin-Clouaire R, Rellier JP, Paré N, Voltz M, Biarnès A. Modelling Management Practices in Viticulture while Considering Resource Limitations: The Dhivine Model.
PLoS One 2016;
11:e0151952. [PMID:
26990089 PMCID:
PMC4798595 DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0151952]
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Abstract
Many farming-system studies have investigated the design and evaluation of crop-management practices with respect to economic performance and reduction in environmental impacts. In contrast, little research has been devoted to analysing these practices in terms of matching the recurrent context-dependent demand for resources (labour in particular) with those available on the farm. This paper presents Dhivine, a simulation model of operational management of grape production at the vineyard scale. Particular attention focuses on representing a flexible plan, which organises activities temporally, the resources available to the vineyard manager and the process of scheduling and executing the activities. The model relies on a generic production-system ontology used in several agricultural production domains. The types of investigations that the model supports are briefly illustrated. The enhanced realism of the production-management situations simulated makes it possible to examine and understand properties of resource-constrained work-organisation strategies and possibilities for improving them.
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