Abstract
The building of expert systems (ES) and decision support systems (DSS) has become a recent feature of many academic disciplines, but few examples can be found in human geography research. This paper draws attention to the potential of ES and DSS by reporting research on modelling farm diversification in the northern Pennines of England for four agricultural policy ‘scenarios’. The results of similar modelling in four other ‘lagging’ regions of the European Union (in Ireland, Scotland, France and Greece) are discussed. The research shows the opportunities that diversification can bring to farm businesses, including raised farm incomes and increased farm employment. But much depends on the willingness and ability of farmers to modify traditional farming systems, undertake the borrowing of capital and occupy more farmland.
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