Future Directions: Policy Implications, Model Extensions, and Institutional Innovation

Abstract

This chapter lays out some future opportunities for the SIMPLE-G community. We envision a global community of researchers collaborating on data, modeling, and policy applications at the local, national, and global levels. The SIMPLE-G framework can be linked to gridded models from other disciplines, including agronomy, climate science, hydrology, ecology, and geography. By developing versions that allow for bilateral trade, multiple crops, and linkages to the rest of the economy, SIMPLE-G will also become relevant to a wider range of policy questions. We invite users to engage with the SIMPLE-G community and help advance this research to support efforts aimed at ensuring long-run land and water sustainability for the planet.