Most current modeling frameworks have a limited view when gauging the response of an agroecosystem to different stressors. They tend to focus individually on either productivity in terms of crop yield, or profit, in terms of net income. However, if the framework does not include a means to assess the overall health of the agroecosystem, it will provide only a short-range sense of food security. The current practices may initially provide a spike in yield or income, but they also may mask the slow but ongoing degradation of the soil.