A model to examine farm household trade-offs and synergies with an application to smallholders in Vietnam

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dc.creatorDitzler, L.
dc.creatorKomarek, Adam M.
dc.creatorChiang, T.W.
dc.creatorÁlvarez, S.
dc.creatorChatterjee, S.A.
dc.creatorTimler, Carl J.
dc.creatorEstrada-Carmona, Natalia
dc.creatorKennedy, G.
dc.creatorGroot, Jeroen C.J.
dc.creatorRaneri, Jessica Evelyn
dc.date2019-07
dc.date2019-06-18T09:59:36Z
dc.date2019-06-18T09:59:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:29:27Z
dc.descriptionFarm models have the potential to describe farming systems and livelihoods, identify trade-offs and synergies, and provide ex-ante assessments of agricultural technologies and policies. We developed three new modules related to budget, labor, and human nutrition for the bio-economic whole-farm model ‘FarmDESIGN’. The expanded model positions the farming enterprise within the farm household. We illustrate the model's new capabilities for farm households in two villages in Northwest Vietnam, where we conducted multi-objective optimization to identify options for improving the farm households' current performance on key sustainability and livelihood indicators. Modeling results suggest trade-offs between environmental, economic, and social objectives are common, although not universal. The new modules increase the scope for modeling flows of resources (namely cash, labor, and food) between the farm enterprise and the farm household, as well as beyond the farm gate. This allows conducting modeling explorations, optimization routines, and scenario analyses in farming systems research.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101595
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/105985
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDitzler, L.; Komarek, A.M.; Chiang, T.W.; Alvarez, S.; Chatterjee, S.A.; Timler, C.; Raneri, J.E.; Estrada Carmona, N.; Kennedy, G.; Groot, J.C. (2019) A model to examine farm household trade-offs and synergies with an application to smallholders in Vietnam. Agricultural Systems Vol. 173 p. 49-63 ISSN: 0308-521X
dc.subjectfarm models
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectlabour
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectfamily budget
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectsoil organic matter
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectbudgets
dc.subjectfarming systems research
dc.titleA model to examine farm household trade-offs and synergies with an application to smallholders in Vietnam
dc.typeJournal Article

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