A systematic review of the contribution of system dynamics to value chain analysis in agricultural development

YN Muflikh, C Smith, AA Aziz - Agricultural Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Value chain analysis has been widely used as a diagnostic approach to identify and
address complex issues across value chains in an agricultural development context. While …

Dynamics and scenarios of carbon emissions in China's construction industry

Q Du, L Shao, J Zhou, N Huang, T Bao… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Given the major contribution of the construction industry to carbon emissions in China,
scientific prediction of carbon emissions in China's construction industry is important for …

Value chains and diet quality: a review of impact pathways and intervention strategies

B Ridoutt, JR Bogard, K Dizyee, L Lim-Camacho… - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
Low and middle-income countries increasingly face a triple burden of malnutrition
encompassing undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, and excessive energy consumption …

Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia

J Vandercasteelen, B Minten… - Agricultural Economics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article analyzes how urban proximity introduces spatial heterogeneity in farm
productivity within the high‐value dairy sector in one of the poorest countries in Africa …

Quantifying sheep enterprise profitability with varying flock replacement rates, lambing rates, and breeding strategies in New Zealand

LJ Farrell, PR Kenyon, PR Tozer, T Ramilan… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sheep sales are the major source of income for most New Zealand sheep enterprises.
Terminal (meat breed) sires are used to increase lamb growth rates enabling lambs to be …

[HTML][HTML] Can fruit and vegetable aggregation systems better balance improved producer livelihoods with more equitable distribution?

GS Cooper, B Shankar, KM Rich, NN Ratna, MJ Alam… - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The need for food systems to generate sustainable and equitable benefits for all is a global
imperative. However, whilst ample evidence exists linking smallholder farmer coordination …

The effect of ewe wastage in New Zealand sheep and beef farms on flock productivity and farm profitability

LJ Farrell, PR Tozer, PR Kenyon, T Ramilan… - Agricultural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in the relative value of meat and coarse wool have led to the majority of
income for New Zealand sheep farms now coming from the sale of animals for slaughter …

The potential for new donkey farming systems to supply the growing demand for hides

R Bennett, S Pfuderer - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The demand for donkey hides for gelatin used in Traditional Chinese
Medicine, called ejiao, has increased greatly over recent years, resulting in high and rapidly …

Exploring policy options to transform traditional dairy system in Ethiopia: A system dynamics approach

M Temesgen, J Haji, A Negassa, U Galmessa - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Despite having a larger herd size and a favourable climate, Ethiopia generally lags behind
developing nations in terms of both production and consumption of dairy products. For the …

Trust and reciprocity norms in the analysis of social capital related to udder health. A mixed methods approach with dairy farmers and veterinarians from the north of …

R Zapata-Salas, JF Guarín, LA Ríos-Osorio - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Understanding trust between dairy farmers and other actors in the dairy chain, as well as the
reciprocity norms among them are fundamental to encouraging collective action and …