%K Value Chains,Modeling %A K Shalander %D 2019 %L icrisat11434 %X A small group of scientists are working to support policy makers in ways not attempted before in Indian agriculture, through an approach called System Dynamics Modelling (SDM). The computer-based models of agricultural value chains built through this approach can simulate scenarios in complex socio-economic systems. An agricultural value chain is simply a set of all entities involved in all the activities and processes from crop production to consumption. %J The Hindu %T Dynamic modelling to help improve farm output