Publications and citations

In this section we provide the range of published projects that use CLEM and the two precursor models that have been fully implemented in CLEM.

A full reference list for all citations in this help system will also be developed soon.

 

Cite this online user guide and reference manual:

Liedloff, A.C., Prestwidge, D.B., Laing, A.M., McDonald, C.K., Ash, A.J., and Dougherty, J. (2024) Crop Livestock Enterprise Model (CLEM) User guide and reference manual. APSIM Initiative and CSIRO. https://www.apsim.info/clem

 

Acknowledging APSIM in your publications

CLEM is developed as one of a suite of models in the APSIM Next Generation modelling framework. This software is maintained and developed by the APSIM Initiative and all research using the free or commercial licence of APSIM to use CLEM should acknowledge the APSIM Initiative.

Acknowledgment is made to the APSIM Initiative which takes responsibility for quality assurance and a structured innovation program for APSIM’s modelling software, which is provided free for research and development use (see www.apsim.info for details)

 

CLEM

Our introductory paper for CLEM is currently being developed. Research papers using CLEM include:

  1. An-Vo, D., Cobon, D., Owens, J., Liedloff, A., Cowan, T., and Power, S. 2024. Impacts of environmental feedbacks on the production of a Central Queensland beef enterprise in a future climate. Agricultural Systems, 214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103838

Integrated Analysis Tool (IAT)

  1. McDonald, C. et al., MacLeod, N.D., Lisson, S., Corfield, J.P., 2019 The Integrated Analysis Tool (IAT) for the evaluation of crop-livestock and socio-economic interventions in smallholder farming systems. Agricultural Systems 176 November 2019, 102659. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102659
  2. Monjardino, M., Philp, J.N.M., Kuehne, G., Phimpachanhvongsod, V., Sihathep, V., Denton, M.D. 2019. Quantifying the value of adopting 1 legume double-cropping to intensify mixed smallholder farms in southern Laos. Agricultural Systems, 177: 1-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102690
  3. Mayberry D, Ash A, Prestwidge D, Herrero M 2018 Closing yield gaps in smallholder goat production systems in Ethiopia and India. Livestock Science 214, 238-244.
  4. Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Walter Mupangwa, Neil MacLeod, Lovemore Gwiriri, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Godfrey Manyawu and Ngavaite Chigede 2018. Crop–livestock integration in smallholder farming systems of Goromonzi and Murehwa, Zimbabwe. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems.
  5. Mayberry, D., Ash, A., Prestwidge, D., Godde, C. M., Henderson, B., Duncan, A., … Herrero, M. 2017. Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India. Agricultural Systems, 155(March), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.04.007
  6. Rigolot, C., de Voil, P., Douxchamps, S., Prestwidge, D., Van Wijk, M., Thornton, P., Rodriguez, D., Henderson, B., Medina, D., Herrero, M., 2017. Interactions between intervention packages, climatic risk, climate change and food security in mixed crop–livestock systems in Burkina Faso. Agric. Syst. 151, 217–224
  7. Shalander, K., Sravya, M., Pramanik, S., Dakshina, M.K, Balaji, N.B., Samuel, J., Prestwidge, D., Whitbread, A., 2017. Potential for enhancing farmer income in semi-arid Telangana: A multi-model systems approach. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 30, 300.
  8. Traill, S., 2017. Impacts of forage legumes on smallholder crop-livestock systems in West Timor, Indonesia. PhD Thesis, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
  9. Adam M. Komarek, Lindsay W. Bell, Jeremy P.M Whish, Michael J. Robertson, William D. Bellotti, 2015. Whole-farm economic, risk and resource-use trade-offs associated with intergrating forages into crop-livestock systems in western China. Agricultural systems. 133:63-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.10.008
  10. McDonald, C., 2015. IAT Integrated Analysis Tool for Smallholders. Reference Guide Version R1.38 – Nov 2015. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Australia.
  11. Rigolot, C., Watson, I., Herrero, M, Delma, B.J., Vall, E., Andrieu, N., Yakouba, B., Ouedrago, S., Ziebe, R., Dowe, V., Kolyang, T., Prestwidge, D., McDonald, C.K., Stirzaker, R., Bruce, C., Carberry, P., 2015a. Modelling households and value chains: Complementary methods for learning and evaluation in innovations platforms. Conférence Internationale sur les systèmes d’innovation en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, Feb 2015, Saly-Portudal, Senegal.
  12. Monjardino, M., MacLeod, N.D., 2014. Potential economic benefits of integrating irrigated forage crops in traditional beef cattle operations in the gulf catchments of northern Queensland. No 165859, 2014 Conference (58th), February 4-7, 2014, Port Maquarie, Australia from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
  13. Komarek, A.M., McDonald, C.K., Bell, L.W., Whish, J.P.M., Robertson, M.J., MacLeod, N.D., Bellotti, W.D., 2012. Whole-farm effects of livestock instensification in smallholder systems in Gansu, China. Agricultural Systems 10, 16-24. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2012.02.001
  14. Parsons, D., McDonald, C., Ba, N.X., Tuan, D.T., Lisson, S., Cordield, J., Phung, L.D., Quan, N.H., Van, N.H., Ngoan, L.D., Lane, P., 2011a. Improving cattle profitability in mixed crop-livestock systems in south central coastal Vietnam using an integrated modelling approach. 5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference, September 2011 Brisbane, Australia.
  15. Parsons, D., Nicholson, C.F., Blake, R.W., Ketterings, Q.W., Ramirez-Aviles, L., Fox, D.G., Tedeschi, L.O., Cherney, J.H., 2011b. Development and evaluation of an integrated model for assessing smallholder crop-livestock production in Yucatan, Mexico. Agricultural Systems, 104, 1-12.
  16. Lisson, S., MacLeod, N., McDonald, C., Corfield, J., Pengelly, B., Wirajaswadi, L., Rahman, R., Bahar, S., Padjung, R., Razak, N., Puspadi, K., Dahlanuddin, Sutaryono, Y., Saenong, S., Panjaitan, T., Hadiawati, L., Ash, A., Brennan, L., 2010. A participatory, farming systems approach to improving Bali cattle production in the smallholder crop-livestock systems of Eastern Indonesia. Agricultural Systems 103, 486–497. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2010.05.002

Northern Australia Beef Systems Analyser (NABSA)

  1. Ash, A., Hunt, L., McDonald, C., Scanlan, J., Bell, L., Cowley, R., Watson, I., McIvor, J., MacLeod, N., 2015. Boosting the productivity and profitability of northern Australian beef enterprises: Exploring innovation options using simulation modelling and systems analysis. Agric. Syst. 139, 50-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2015.06.001
  2. MacLeod, N., Mayberry, D., Bell, L., Watson, I., Is mosaic irrigation a viable proposition for north Australian beef enterprises? “Building Productive, Diverse and Sustainable Landscapes “ Proceedings of the 17th ASA Conference, 20 – 24 September 2015, Hobart, Australia. Web site www.agronomy2015.com.au
  3. Hunt, L., Ash, A., MacLeod, N., McDonald, C., Scanlan, J., Bell, L., Cowley, R., Watson, I., McIvor, J. 2014. Research opportunities for sustainable productivity improvement in the northern beef industry: A scoping study Report - B.BSC.0107, Meat & Livestock Australia Limited. http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/6105/
  4. Crimp, S.J., Ghahramani, A., Moore, A., Ash, A., Alexander, B., Anwar, M., Cashen, M., Cvitanovic, C., Dunstan, M., Ferrier, G., Finlayson. J., Graham, P., Hamilton, M., Hayman, P., Hopwood, G., Kokic, P., Kuehne, G., Lu, D., Leviston, Z., Marshall, N., McClelland, T., Nidumolu, U., Ouzman, J., Prestwidge, D., Ricketts, J., Sides, T., Stokes, C., Thomas, D. and van Rees, H. 2014. Evaluating transformative adaptation options for Australian extensive farming. An Interim Technical Report (3) prepared for Australian Government Department of Agriculture as part of the Carbon Farming Initiative, Filling the Research Gaps Program.
  5. Grice, A.C., Watson, I., Stone, P., 2013. Mosaic Irrigation for the Northern Australian Beef Industry. An assessment of sustainability and potential. Synthesis Report. A report prepared for the Office of Northern Australia. CSIRO, Brisbane.