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Michigan State University · 2023 – 2024

Optimization for Smallholder Farmers

Linear and multi-objective (NSGA-II) optimization balancing cost-effectiveness and nutrition.

  • Multi-objective optimization
  • NSGA-II
  • Food security
Satellite image of the Senegal River Delta with irrigated fields
Senegal River Delta, Landsat 8 OLI, November 14, 2023. NASA Earth Observatory.

Applied linear and multi-objective optimization, using SciPy and NSGA-II in pymoo, to decisions facing smallholder farmers. Solutions are ranked by cost-effectiveness and nutritional balance, giving a Pareto front of trade-offs rather than a single answer.

This work connects to our studies of farmer resilience in Senegal and of soft-computing methods for climate adaptation.

  1. FES Journal

    Unveiling the resilience of smallholder farmers in Senegal amidst extreme climate conditions

    Kieron Moller, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, and Muhammad Talha

    Food and Energy Security, 13(1), e523 · 2024

  1. Heliyon Journal

    Soft computing paradigm for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey: A systematic review

    Muhammad Talha, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, and Kieron Moller

    Heliyon, 11(2), e41974 · 2025