Measuring progress towards sustainable agriculture
| Author | : Tubiello, F.N., Wanner, N., Asprooth, L., Mueller, M, Ignaciuk, A., Khan, A. A. & Rosero Moncayo, J. |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2021-05-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789251343647 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9251343640 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This paper presents a new methodological approach aimed at measuring progress towards sustainable agriculture in countries and across agri-food systems typologies, by measuring socio-economic and environmental dimensions with available national statistics, with sixteen indicators defined and constructed from FAOSTAT data. A trend analysis is carried out at country level over the time series 1961-2018, with country results aggregated by four agri-food systems typologies: traditional; land-intensive and capital-intensive mixed systems; and modern food systems. The analysis provides a novel framework for the analysis of progress in achieving sustainable agriculture by country and agri-food system type, that can be implemented effectively and allows for exploring solutions across development pathways.
