Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
Evaluating the sustainability of agricultural systems is a major challenge for scientists, policy makers and farmers. Numerous sets of indicators have recently been designed, both at national and international levels. However, most of these initiatives focus only on environmental aspects of sustainability, indicators are often selected arbitrarily and usually do not fit in a consistent, comprehensive and universally applicable framework. This paper presents an original framework for integrating the information contained by indicators into a single quantitative measure of agricultural sustainability in order to facilitate comparison and diagnosis.
Citation
Sauvenier, X.; Bielders, C.; Brouckaert, V.; Garcia, V.; Hermy, M.; Mathijs, E.; Muys, B.; Valckx, J.; Van Cauwenbergh, N.; Vanclooster, M.; Wauters, E.; and Peeters, A., "SAFE: A Framework for Assessing Sustainability Levels in Agricultural Systems" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 66.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/66)
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SAFE: A Framework for Assessing Sustainability Levels in Agricultural Systems
Dublin Ireland
Evaluating the sustainability of agricultural systems is a major challenge for scientists, policy makers and farmers. Numerous sets of indicators have recently been designed, both at national and international levels. However, most of these initiatives focus only on environmental aspects of sustainability, indicators are often selected arbitrarily and usually do not fit in a consistent, comprehensive and universally applicable framework. This paper presents an original framework for integrating the information contained by indicators into a single quantitative measure of agricultural sustainability in order to facilitate comparison and diagnosis.
