Are avocados toast? A framework to analyze decision-making for emerging epidemics, applied to laurel wilt

Berea A. Etherton, R.A. Choudhury, R.I. Alcalá-Briseño, Y. Xing, A.I. Plex Sulá, D. Carrillo, J. Wasielewski, L.L. Stelinski, K.A. Grogan, F. Ballen, Trent Blare (), J. Crane and K.A. Garrett

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 206, issue C

Abstract: When emerging pathogens threaten global food security, collective action for disease management is key for protecting food systems. We evaluate how the informal exchange of information about epidemic and economic outcomes can influence the management decisions of individuals and the resulting epidemics, in the context of the avocado laurel wilt epidemic in south Florida.

Keywords: Network analysis; Invasion biology; Avocado laurel wilt; Epidemiology; Agent-based model; Food security; Decision support; Collective action (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103615

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