Food safety in low and middle-income countries: The evidence through an economic lens

V Hoffmann, C Moser, A Saak - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Foodborne diseases exact a large health toll in low and middle-income countries. We review
the empirical research on the safety of food produced and consumed in these settings. We …

Toward resilient agriculture value chains: challenges and opportunities

L Dong - Production and Operations Management, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Agriculture value chains are going through a paradigm shift, from efficiency‐driven industrial
agriculture to resilience‐focused eco‐friendly agriculture. The nature of the paradigm shift is …

Battling counterfeit masks during the COVID-19 outbreak: quality inspection vs. blockchain adoption

B Shen, M Cheng, C Dong, Y Xiao - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) threatens people's health. During the
COVID-19 outbreak, people are encouraged to wear masks to reduce the spread of the …

The impact of contract farming on agricultural product supply in developing economies

J Chen, YJ Chen - Production and Operations Management, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Motivated by “company+ farmer” farming operations of Wens, New Hope Liuhe, and Huiren,
this study formalizes the impact of production‐management and resource‐providing types of …

Economically motivated adulteration in farming supply chains

R Levi, S Singhvi, Y Zheng - Management Science, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) is a serious threat to public health. In this paper,
we develop a modeling framework to examine farms' strategic adulteration behavior and the …

Socially beneficial rationality: The value of strategic farmers, social entrepreneurs, and for-profit firms in crop planting decisions

M Hu, Y Liu, W Wang - Management Science, 2019 - pubsonline.informs.org
The price fluctuation in agricultural markets is an obstacle to poverty reduction for small-
scale farmers in developing countries. We build a microfoundation to study how farmers with …

Pricing strategies for blockchain payment service under customer heterogeneity

Y Li, S Jiang, J Shi, Y Wei - International Journal of Production Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing popularity of cryptocurrency payment among supply chain members have
resulted in considerable waiting in blockchain payment services. In response, service …

Dynamic incentives for sustainable contract farming

W Zhang, L Gao, M Zolghadr, D Jian… - Production and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The rise of contract farming has transformed millions of farmers' lives. We study a new class
of contract farming problems, where the farmer holds superior information and can invest …

Value and design of traceability-driven blockchains

Y Cui, M Hu, J Liu - Manufacturing & Service Operations …, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: This paper provides a theoretical investigation into the value and design
of a traceability-driven blockchain under different supply chain structures …

Designing contracts and sourcing channels to create shared value

JF de Zegher, DA Iancu, HL Lee - Manufacturing & Service …, 2019 - pubsonline.informs.org
In complex supply chains, the benefits and costs of technological innovations do not always
accrue equitably to all parties; thus, their adoption may critically depend on sourcing …