Diversité des logiques de fonctionnement et durabilité des exploitations en agriculture biologique

Gafsi, Mohamed; Favreau, Jean-Luc

doi:10.4000/economierurale.4269

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“…According to the same concept as IDEA, the overall sustainability score of the farm is that of the constraining dimension (the lowest score of the three dimensions). This approach makes it possible to have simultaneity in the three dimensions and, therefore, an integrated approach to sustainability [ 43 ]. This evaluation is focused on (i) the comparison between different types of pastoral management systems and (ii) the identification of factors that promote and affect the sustainability of the different management systems.…”

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Sustainability Evaluation of Pastoral Livestock Systems

Ouali

Belhouadjeb²,

Soufan

et al. 2023

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In order to manage important transformations affecting a steppe area, it is necessary to analyze the existing pastoral system by evaluating the sustainability of its subsystems of production. For this reason, in this study, a tool for the evaluation of the sustainability of livestock production in the steppe area was used in order to identify the most sustainable systems. The study was conducted using a survey of 87 livestock farmers (production units) in the region ranked first in terms of sheep production. Principal component analysis (PCA) enabled us to identify two production systems: (i) the pastoral production system, characterized by the mobility of livestock and its high dependence on concentrated feed; (ii) the agropastoral system, combining fodder and livestock production, which is sedentary and semi-extensive. Using a grid for evaluating the sustainability of livestock systems in steppe regions, the impact of each system on the environment (environmental, economic, and social) was examined, and the results showed that the feed system was unbalanced, with high pressure on steppe rangelands. Nevertheless, multiple ways of improving these systems emerged from the analysis, such as encouraging the production of fodder and its association with livestock, on new spatial, temporal, regional, and national levels.

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confidence: 99%