Animal disease outbreaks pose significant threats to livestock sectors throughout the world,
both from the standpoint of the economic impacts of the disease itself and the measures …

This article provides a review of recent research on agricultural insurance (AI) in developing
countries. Agricultural producers face a variety of significant risks; historically, only …

Most infectious diseases in humans originate from animals. In this paper, we explore the role
of animal farming and meat consumption in the emergence and amplification of infectious …

The 2019 African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Vietnam imposed considerable impacts on
the pig sector in Vietnam, resulting in the death or culling of nearly six million pigs, or more …

Incentives influence behaviour while an understanding of farmer behaviour facilitates the
control and prevention of infectious livestock disease. This paper lays out several …

Traditionally, cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) focus on the direct costs of animal disease,
including animal mortality, morbidity, and associated response costs. However, such …

Invasive pests cross property boundaries. Property managers may have private incentives to
control invasive species despite not having sufficient incentive to fully internalize the …

In this work, we provide a general mathematical formalism to study the optimal control of an
epidemic, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, via incentives to lockdown and testing. In …

This paper explores how understandings of what constitutes 'good farming'play a significant
role in shaping farmers' cattle purchasing decisions. The purchasing of cattle has been …

Livestock health and disease constrain animal protein production and trade, contributing
directly to the health outcomes, livelihoods, and food security of almost a billion people …