Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment
Despite the fact that many smallholder farming systems in developing countries revolve around the interactions of crop and livestock enterprises, the modelling of these systems using combinations of detailed crop and livestock models is comparatively underdeveloped. A wide variety of separate crop a...
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| author | Thornton, Philip K. Herrero, Mario |
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| description | Despite the fact that many smallholder farming systems in developing countries revolve around the interactions of crop and livestock enterprises, the modelling of these systems using combinations of detailed crop and livestock models is comparatively underdeveloped. A wide variety of separate crop and livestock models exists, but the nature of crop-livestock interactions, and their importance in smallholder farming systems, makes their integration difficult. Even where there is adequate understanding of the biophysical processes involved, integrated crop-livestock models may be constrained by lack of reliable data for calibration and validation. The construction from scratch of simulation models that meet the needs of one particular case is generally too costly to countenance. As for all modelling activity, the most efficient way to proceed depends on the nature of the systems under study and the precise questions that have to be addressed. We outline a framework for the integration of detailed biophysical crop and livestock simulation models. We highlight the need for minimum calibration and validation data sets, and conclude by listing various research problems that need attention. The application of robust and trustworthy crop-livestock models is critical for furthering the research agenda associated with animal agriculture in the tropics and subtropics. |
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| spelling | CGSpace281032024-01-22T09:44:16Z Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment Thornton, Philip K. Herrero, Mario crops farming systems livestock simulation models small farms Despite the fact that many smallholder farming systems in developing countries revolve around the interactions of crop and livestock enterprises, the modelling of these systems using combinations of detailed crop and livestock models is comparatively underdeveloped. A wide variety of separate crop and livestock models exists, but the nature of crop-livestock interactions, and their importance in smallholder farming systems, makes their integration difficult. Even where there is adequate understanding of the biophysical processes involved, integrated crop-livestock models may be constrained by lack of reliable data for calibration and validation. The construction from scratch of simulation models that meet the needs of one particular case is generally too costly to countenance. As for all modelling activity, the most efficient way to proceed depends on the nature of the systems under study and the precise questions that have to be addressed. We outline a framework for the integration of detailed biophysical crop and livestock simulation models. We highlight the need for minimum calibration and validation data sets, and conclude by listing various research problems that need attention. The application of robust and trustworthy crop-livestock models is critical for furthering the research agenda associated with animal agriculture in the tropics and subtropics. 2001 2013-05-06T06:59:55Z 2013-05-06T06:59:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28103 en Limited Access Agricultural Systems;70(2/3): 581-602 |
| spellingShingle | crops farming systems livestock simulation models small farms Thornton, Philip K. Herrero, Mario Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| title | Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| title_full | Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| title_fullStr | Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| title_short | Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| title_sort | integrated crop livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment |
| topic | crops farming systems livestock simulation models small farms |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28103 |
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