farming decision type |
frequency (years) |
logistics (e.g. scheduling of planting/harvest operations) |
intra-seasonal (greater than 0.2) |
tactical crop management (e.g. fertilizer/pesticide use) |
intra-seasonal (0.2–0.5) |
crop type (e.g. wheat or chickpeas) or herd management |
seasonal (0.5–1.0) |
crop sequence (e.g. long or short fallows) or stocking rates |
interannual (0.5–2.0) |
crop rotations (e.g. winter or summer crops) |
annual/bi-annual (1–2) |
crop industry (e.g. grain or cotton; native or improved pastures) |
decadal (approximately 10) |
agricultural industry (e.g. crops or pastures) |
inter-decadal (10–20) |
land-use (e.g. agriculture or natural systems) |
multi-decadal (20+) |
land-use and adaptation of current systems |
climate change |