Approaches for Sustainable Farming Systems Assessment

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Agricultural Sustainability Assessment: A Study across 30 Chinese Provinces

“…On the indicator level, initial evaluations of agricultural sustainability focus primarily on the ecological impacts of agricultural production [13], gradually expanding to encompass economic, environmental, and social aspects [14,15], with some studies emphasizing the role of resource utilization [16]. At the model level, numerous assessment models have been developed for gauging agricultural sustainability, such as the Sustainability Assessment of Farming and the Environment (SAFE) [17], Sustainability Assessment (MOTIFS) [18], Sustainability Assessment for Food and Agriculture (SAFA) system [19], Agricultural Environmental Indicators (AEI) [20], the Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)-based method [21,22] and some complex assessment models based on the generalized combination rule [22] and deep learning [23].…”

Sustainability Assessment of Goat and Sheep Farms: A Comparison between European Countries

“…The most notable SA tools are the pressure-state-response (PSR) framework, the Driving Force Pressure State Impact Response (DPSIR) model, which has been adopted by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and European Statistical Office, the hierarchical structure of the global reporting initiative (GRI) framework, The United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development (UNCSD) Theme Indicator Framework and the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Sustainability Metrics [19]. With respect to farming systems there are a number of proposed methodologies the most notable among them being the Framework for the Evaluation of Sustainable Land Management (FESLM), Indicator of Sustainable Agricultural Practice (ISAP), Multiscale Methodological Framework (MMF), Response-Inducing Sustainability Evaluation (RISE), Sustainability Assessment of the Farming and the Environment (SAFE) and the Sustainability Solution Space for Decision Making (SSP) [20].…”

Sustainable development of agriculture: contribution of farm-level assessment tools

“…An overview of available tools was established using the search engine Scopus and the snowball method. The following list of reviews and scientific papers on sustainability assessments were identified through a literature study (Acosta-Alba and Van Der Werf, 2011;Binder et al, 2010;FAO, 2013a;Galan et al, 2007;Halberg et al, 2005;Marchand et al, 2012;Marta-Costa and Silva, 2013;Schader et al, 2014;Van Cauwenbergh et al, 2007;Van Der Werf et al, 2007;Van Passel and Meul, 2012). In addition, several recently developed tools that were presented at scientific conferences were added to the list and the developers were contacted to discuss the characteristics of the tools.…”

“…farmers or policy makers), selection of indicators, aggregation and weighing method, and time requirement for execution (Binder et al, 2010;Marchand et al, 2014;Schader et al, 2014). Although many stress the importance of integrating environmental, economic and social themes in sustainability assessment tools, environmental themes and tools generally receive more attention (Binder et al, 2010;Finkbeiner et al, 2010;Lebacq et al, 2013;Marta-Costa and Silva, 2013;Schader et al, 2014). …”