Integrated Assessment of the Sustainability and Resilience of Farming Systems

Accatino, Francesco; Paas, Wim; Herrera, Hugo; Pinsard, Corentin; Severini, Simone; Appel, Franziska; Kopainsky, Birgit; Bańkowska, Katarzyna; Bijttebier, Jo; Gavrilescu, Camelia; Khafagy, Amr; Krupin, Vitaliy; Manevska‐Tasevska, Gordana; Ollendorf, Franziska; Peneva, Mariya; Martín, Carolina San; Zinnanti, Cinzia; Reidsma, P.

doi:10.1017/9781009093569.018

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“…Building resilient agricultural systems relies on innovation, networks, and collaboration [27]. Innovation can be defined and measured narrowly in terms of research and development or technological improvements linked to the development of new products and processes [28].…”

Section: The Role Of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer In Building Re...mentioning

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Searching for Dairy Farm Resilience with the R4D Project: Innovation Needs to Be Sustainable

Kołoszycz,

Wilczyński,

Menghi

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Farms face new challenges due to both climate change and the influence of economic, social, and institutional factors. The study examines the key aspects of the resilience of dairy farms that, if in place, can ensure their sustainable functioning. The purpose of the article is to diagnose and classify the main needs for strengthening the resilience of dairy farms. In implementing the research, an interdisciplinary approach developed within the framework of the Resilience for Dairy (R4D) project was used. The results of the research reveal differences in the classification of key needs to strengthen resilience by stakeholder groups. Farmers reported a need for solutions that increase their income and production flexibility. The other groups of respondents focused on reducing antibiotic use and improving resource efficiency and environmental protection. The analysis of key needs classifications among respondent groups, segmented by age, and the comparison of needs between respondents from Western European and Central and Eastern European countries showed minor differences, indicating a similarity in the perceived importance of needs. The study also identified needs perceived by respondents as essential to increasing dairy farm resilience. These primarily include the following: the work–life balance of farmers, effective communication with the community, and implementation of technical innovations related to dairy farming.

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Section: The Role Of Innovation and Knowledge Transfer In Building Re...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Searching for Dairy Farm Resilience with the R4D Project: Innovation Needs to Be Sustainable

Kołoszycz,

Wilczyński,

Menghi

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…We organized a participatory workshop for stakeholders in the Bourbonnais farming system in February 2019, called FoPIA-SURE-Farm 1 (see Accatino and Neumeister, 2019). The stakeholders assessed the importance and performance of the functions provided by the farming system.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The first Label Rouge farm in the Bourbonnais was certified in 1974, and since then many more have subscribed. Production under label follows specific Source: Data from Accatino and Neumeister (2019) rules, such as type of feed, grazing period, and minimum slaughter age.…”

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Thinking Outside the Box in the Bourbonnais

Accatino¹,

Pineau²,

Pinsard³

et al. 2022

Resilient and Sustainable Farming Systems in Europe

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High-Performing Functions Food Production and Natural ResourcesConsidering the functions in Figure 10.2, 'Food production' was the most important, which was expected because the region's economy is devoted to the agri-food industry. The high value for performance of this function was based on indicators proposed by stakeholders concerned with both food quantity (assessed as 'Total quantity of beef produced') and quality (assessed as 'Taste quality and regularity of beef' and 'Percentage of beef produced under label'). The two functions 'Natural resources' and 'Biodiversity and habitat' were also deemed high performing and relatively important, demonstrating the value Thinking outside the Box

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“…Among these, sustainability-related activities are an important element embedded in the resilience cycle (Darnhofer et al, 2010). In particular, stakeholders within the agricultural system show a strong interest in this combination of sustainability and resilience (Accatino et al, 2022). For example, empirical evidence has confirmed that the resilience of organic agriculture exceeds that of conventional agricultural practices (Herman et al, 2018;Grigorescu et al, 2022).…”

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“…Sustainability practices shape the fundamental attributes of farm resilience, including stakeholder management, innovation, human resource development, and diversification into various businesses (Meuwissen et al, 2018). In addition, case studies show that sustainability practices and resilience in a farm system are mutually reinforcing (Accatino et al, 2022). However, there is a lack of research quantifying the relationship between sustainability practices and farm resilience.…”

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Impact of sustainability integrating environmental and social practices on farm resilience: a quantitative study of farmers facing the post-COVID-19 economic turbulence in Japan

Yoshida

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Research on sustainability practices and resilience in farm systems has focused on the mutual interrelationship between the two. When identifying critical variables related to sustainability, it is essential to take an integrated perspective that considers the interplay among sustainable practices and uses a dataset that includes both environmental and social indicators. Thus, this study aims to quantitatively identify the impact of integrated sustainability indices on farm resilience, which is classified as persistence and adaptation, in the face of Post-COVID-19 economic turbulence. We obtained data from a questionnaire survey of 4,604 farms conducted by a government financial institution. Integrated sustainability indices and resilience indices are formulated through the application of factor analysis. As a result, we develop six sustainability indices that integrate environmental and social practices. A regression analysis reveals a positive correlation between the integrated sustainability indices and short-term persistence as farm resilience. Moreover, these sustainability indices exhibit a more pronounced impact on long-term adaptive resilience. These results imply that the integrated sustainability indices are more adept at evaluating farmers’ sustainability endeavors and clarifying the relationship between sustainability and farm resilience than traditional environmental and social sustainability indicators.

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Integrated Assessment of the Sustainability and Resilience of Farming Systems

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Searching for Dairy Farm Resilience with the R4D Project: Innovation Needs to Be Sustainable

Searching for Dairy Farm Resilience with the R4D Project: Innovation Needs to Be Sustainable

Thinking Outside the Box in the Bourbonnais

Impact of sustainability integrating environmental and social practices on farm resilience: a quantitative study of farmers facing the post-COVID-19 economic turbulence in Japan

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