The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …

Bio-economic farm models (BEFMs) are developed to enable assessment of policy changes
and technological innovations, for specific categories of farming systems. A rapidly growing …

A large number of indicators have been developed, in order to assess agricultural
sustainability. However, there is no unified theoretical basis for the creation of a scientifically …

The disciplinary nature of most existing farm models as well as the issue specific orientation
of most of the studies in agricultural systems research are main reasons for the limited use …

This paper describes a comparative analysis of alternative methods of constructing
composite indicators to measure the sustainability of the agricultural sector. The three …

Concentrated in the northern region of Brazil, the country's 250 isolated systems represent
around 1% of the national energy consumption and have been historically supplied by …

This study aims to assess the economic feasibility of full and deficit irrigated maize using
center pivot, set sprinkler systems and drip tape systems through multicriteria analysis …

内容提要: 农户的农业生产决策过程实际上是基于多目标的, 除了传统的利润最大化目标外,
还考虑诸如规避风险, 减少家庭劳动力投入等目标. 在农户多目标决策研究中 …

The multiple new challenges facing agriculture require the development of innovative
cropping systems with high environmental, economic and social performances. Many …

The frequency of producers opting to abandon agricultural land has become increasingly,
highlighting the significance of this phenomenon due to its environmental, landscape, and …