Agri-food supply chains (ASC) are an important application domain for Operational
Research/Management Science. In particular, the use of agent-based simulation (ABS) has …

Animal manure used to be the major source of additional nutrients and crucial for
maintaining soil fertility and crop yield in traditional farming systems. However, it is …

China has implemented policies like Leading areas for Agricultural Green Development
(LAGD) to mitigate livestock and poultry farming pollution while promoting industry growth …

Intensive animal husbandry had aroused great environmental concerns in many developed
countries. However, some developing countries are still undergoing the environmental …

Substituting mineral fertilizers with manure has been promoted to enrich soil fertility and
maintain field productivity in agricultural production systems. However, there is limited …

Livestock and poultry breeding industry is one of the main economic pillars of northeastern
China. However, the amount of pollutants produced is much higher than that in other parts of …

This paper analyses the reduction potential, shadow prices, and pollution costs of
agricultural pollutants in China based on provincial panel data for 2001–2010. Using a …

The discrepancy between livestock breeding and crop planting in integrated crop-livestock
system (ICLSs) usually cause nutrients surpluses to the arable land. Evaluation of regional …

Land tenure security is widely considered to be a fundamental factor in motivating farmers to
adopt sustainable land management practices. This study aims to establish whether it is true …

Land fragmentation has restrained the development of Chinese agriculture with the
application of agricultural machinery. Meanwhile, agricultural pollution has caused serious …