The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and  emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and  malnutrition.

Alarcon, Pablo; Dominguez-Salas, Paula; Fèvre, Eric M.; Rushton, Jonathan

doi:10.3389/fsufs.2021.642635

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Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India (2025)
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Hennessey, M., Samanta, I., Fournie, G., Quaife, M., Gautham, M., Paleje, H., Kumaravel, P., Biswas, R., & Alarcon, P. (2025). Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314090

Chicken meat (broiler) production is a rapidly growing livestock sector in India and one dominated by contract farming. Studies have reported high levels of antibiotic use in Indian broiler farms which is concerning given this is one of the driving f... Read More about Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India.

"If It Works in People, Why Not Animals?": A Qualitative Investigation of Antibiotic Use in Smallholder Livestock Settings in Rural West Bengal, India (2021)
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Arnold, J.-C., Day, D., Hennessey, M., Alarcon, P., Gautham, M., Samanta, I., & Mateus, A. (2021). "If It Works in People, Why Not Animals?": A Qualitative Investigation of Antibiotic Use in Smallholder Livestock Settings in Rural West Bengal, India. Antibiotics, 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10121433

Smallholder farms are the predominant livestock system in India. Animals are often kept in close contact with household members, and access to veterinary services is limited. However, limited research exists on how antibiotics are used in smallholder... Read More about "If It Works in People, Why Not Animals?": A Qualitative Investigation of Antibiotic Use in Smallholder Livestock Settings in Rural West Bengal, India.

A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie (2021)
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Alarcon-Lopez, P., Marco-Jimenez, F., Horigan, V., Ortiz-Pelaez, A., Rajanayagam, B., Dryden, A., Simmons, H., Konold, T., Marco, C., Charnley, J., Spiropoulos, J., Cassar, C., & Adkin, A. (2021). A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105388

Classical scrapie is a prion disease of small ruminants, the infectious agent of which has been shown to be extremely persistent in the environment. Cleaning and disinfection (C&D) after a scrapie outbreak is currently recommended by many governments... Read More about A review of cleaning and disinfection guidelines and recommendations following an outbreak of classical scrapie.

The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and malnutrition. (2021)
Journal Article
Alarcon, P., Dominguez-Salas, P., Fèvre, E. M., & Rushton, J. (2021). The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and malnutrition. Frontiers, 5, Article 642635. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.642635

Our review explores the changing food production, distribution and consumption environment in low and middle-income countries and emerging economies as a basis for framing how to study food systems in order to address public health issues of food saf... Read More about The importance of a food systems approach to low and middle income countries and emerging economies: a review of theories and its relevance for disease control and malnutrition..