Understanding the impact of covid-19 on agriculture and food supply chains: system dynamics modeling for the resilience of smallholder farmers

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Balkan, Büsra Atamer (author), Lindqvist, Andreas Nicolaidis (author), Odoemena, Kelechi (author), Lambd, Robert (author), Tiongco, Monique Ann (author), Gupta, Stueti (author), Peterud, Arpitha (author), and Menendez III, Hector Manuel (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2021-09
    URL:
    https://doi.org/10.18461/ijfsd.v12i3.89
    Published:
    Germany: CENTMA Research
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12695
    Journal Title:
    International Journal on Food System Dynamics
    Journal Title Details:
    Vol. 12, N. 3
    Subject Term:
    community development, farming, farming communities, food supply, food issues, food waste, vulnerability, food loss, resilience, COVID-19, food supply chain, and smallholders farmers
    Notes:
    16 pages, COVID-19 has caused severe agriculture and food supply chain disruptions, significantly affecting smallholder farmers who supply most of the world’s food, specifically their changes in vulnerability, resilience, and food loss and waste. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the complex causal and feedback relationships for this system by developing a dynamic hypothesis and causal loop diagrams utilizing the System Dynamics methodology. Results provide a roadmap for dialogue and a framework for case-specific model development and help to guide policy decisions for smallholder farmers’ survival during health crises.

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