The Tradeoffs Team is currently involved in a number of methodological developments related to the TOA-MD model, including:
- How to use TOA-MD with non-normal distributions
- Linking TOA-MD to gridded crop and livestock models
- Linking TOA-MD to partial and general equilibrium economic models
- Developing national Representative Agricultural Pathways for National Adaptation Planning and other policy analysis
The Tradeoffs Team is currently collaborating on projects using TOA-MD, including:
- Linking seasonal forecasts and crop yields to economic outcomes in Greece and other Southeastern European countries
- Evaluate potential adoption of "opportunity crops" and the associated impacts on farmers' livelihoods and food security in Africa
- Economic potential of hemp in Pacific NW US agriculture
- Economic potential of CSA practices in potato-based systems in the US west coast
- Economic potential of crop-livestock best management practices under current and future climate in upstate New York
- Adaptation and mitigation co-benefits in Bangladesh cropping systems
- Sustainable rice intensification in India and Vietnam
- Climate adaptation of agricultural systems in the Caribbean region