Environmental sustainability of Alpine livestock farms

L Battaglini, S Bovolenta, F Gusmeroli… - Italian Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The 2006 FAO report concerning the environmental impact of the livestock sector has
generated scientific debate, especially considering the context of global warming and the …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating the social perspective into the sustainability assessment of agri-food systems: A review of indicators

RO Sannou, S Kirschke, E Günther - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research and practice increasingly recognise the importance of measuring social
sustainability in the agri-food sector to produce sustainable food for consumption. As a …

Eco-efficiency of small-scale farming in Poland and its institutional drivers

S Stępień, B Czyżewski, A Sapa, M Borychowski… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The concept of eco-efficiency, which can be defined as the simultaneous ability to achieve
economic results with the least possible degradation of the environment, has recently …

Evaluating the sustainable intensification of arable farms

Y Gadanakis, R Bennett, J Park, FJ Areal - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Sustainable Intensification (SI) of agriculture has recently received widespread political
attention, in both the UK and internationally. The concept recognises the need to …

Sustainable intensification–“oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review

N Mahon, I Crute, E Simmons, MM Islam - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Sustainable Intensification (SI) is a term that has been advanced to capture a concept that
some consider as the 'third paradigm'for global agricultural development. However, the term …

Assessing eco-efficiency of arable farms in rural areas

A Bonfiglio, A Arzeni, A Bodini - Agricultural systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Arable farming plays an important role in securing economic development in the rural region
of Le Marche (Italy). However, this system could be unsustainable owing to the use of …

Accounting for multi-functionality of sheep farming in the carbon footprint of lamb: A comparison of three contrasting Mediterranean systems

R Ripoll-Bosch, IJM De Boer, A Bernués… - Agricultural Systems, 2013 - Elsevier
Intensifying animal production is generally advocated to mitigate greenhouse gases
emissions associated with production of animal-source food. Sheep farming systems (SFSs) …

Are agricultural sustainability and resilience complementary notions? Evidence from the North European agriculture

A Volkov, M Morkunas, T Balezentis, D Streimikiene - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the relationship between sustainability and resilience
concepts in agriculture. First, we discuss the theoretical preliminaries related to the definition …

A diagnostic system to assess sustainability at a farm level: The SOSTARE model

ML Paracchini, C Bulgheroni, G Borreani, E Tabacco… - Agricultural …, 2015 - Elsevier
The paper presents a model for integrated sustainability assessment at a farm scale. The
SOSTARE model (analysis of farm technical efficiency and impacts on environmental and …

A new method to assess sustainability of agricultural systems by integrating ecosystem services and environmental impacts

E Soulé, R Charbonnier, L Schlosser… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural stakeholders disagree on how to put the general concept of sustainability into
practice. But most recognize the need for assessment methods to characterize the current …