A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa

Kevin Queenan; Soledad Cuevas; Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi; Michael Chimonyo; Bhavani Shankar; Rob Slotow; Barbara Häsler

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0270756

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A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa

Kevin Queenan ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: kqueenan3@rvc.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health (VEEPH) Research, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7066-6877

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Soledad Cuevas,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, SOAS, London, United Kingdom
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Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Transformative Agricultural and Food Systems, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI-GH), Southern Africa Office, Pretoria, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9323-8127

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Michael Chimonyo,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Bhavani Shankar,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Sustainable Food, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Rob Slotow,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Barbara Häsler

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health (VEEPH) Research, Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa

Kevin Queenan,
Soledad Cuevas,
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi,
Michael Chimonyo,
Bhavani Shankar,
Rob Slotow,
Barbara Häsler

Published: June 29, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270756

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