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9781780644288: Farm-level Modelling: Techniques, Applications and Policy
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ISBN 10: 1780644280 ISBN 13: 9781780644288
Editorial: CABI Publishing, 2016

Sinopsis

Agriculture is the product of a complex mixture of behavioural, biophysical and market drivers. Understanding how these factors interact to produce crops and livestock for food has been the focus of economic investigation for many years. The advent of optimisation algorithms and the exponential growth in computing technology has allowed significant growth in mathematical modelling of the dynamics of agricultural systems. The complexity of approaches has grown in parallel with the availability of data at increasingly finer resolutions. Farm-level models have been widely used in agricultural economic studies to understand how farmers and land owners respond to market and policy levers. This book provides an in-depth description of different methodologies and techniques currently used in farm-level modelling. While giving an overview of the theoretical grounding behind the models, an applied approach is also used. Case studies range from the application of modelling to policy reforms and the subsequent impacts on rural communities and food supply. This book also provides descriptions of the use of farm-level models in much wider fields such as aggregation and linking with sectoral models. Its purpose is to show the reader the methods that have been employed to inform decision-makers about how to improve the economic, social and environmental goals required to achieve the aims of multidimensional policy.

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is an agricultural economist in the Land Economy, Environment and Society (LEES) Research Group of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). His main research interests are in policy impact assessments, mathematical modelling, farming system analysis, farm-level adaptations and climate change.

is an agricultural economist and Reader in Innovation and Behavioural Change within the Land Economy, Environment and Society (LEES) Research Group of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). His main research focus is on capturing the impacts of policy change and farmer behaviour at the farm and catchment level within a modelling framework. He currently leads the Policy, Innovation and Behaviours Team at SRUC

Dr Bouda Vosough Ahmadi is a veterinarian and animal health, welfare, and agrifood economist with extensive experience across academia, international organizations, and policy advisory roles. He currently works with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where he supports global and regional initiatives on transboundary animal diseases, including coordination under the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs). His expertise spans the economics and policy of animal health and welfare, agrifood systems, and biosecurity, with a particular focus on socioeconomic impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and investment prioritization for disease prevention, control, and eradication. He has led and contributed to multidisciplinary research and policy programmes funded by national governments and international partners, and has worked extensively across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, bridging scientific evidence with decision-making to support sustainable livestock systems, food security, and public health.

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Editorial
CABI Publishing
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1780644280
ISBN 13 
9781780644288
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
238
Editor
Shrestha Shailesh, Barnes Professor Andrew, Ahmadi Dr Bouda Vosough
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