Drivers of agricultural sustainability in developing countries: a review

Pham, Luong Van; Smith, C. S.

doi:10.1007/s10669-014-9494-5

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“…Family farming is very important in this context because it represents a significant amount of labor in rural areas, using balanced production practices with less industrial inputs, and consequently generating less harmful liabilities to the environment [25]. However, the drivers of sustainability in rural activities encompass a series of demographic, natural, socioeconomic, political, institutional and management factors [26].…”

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“…In this sense, it is necessary to understand the role and behavior of the drivers of sustainability, and their impact on the different dimensions of sustainability, to develop effective public policies for agriculture [26]. Some drivers proved to be prevalent in the sustainability of agricultural activities, such as public policies [26,27], improvements in production techniques [28,29], and management practices [26,30,31]. Thus, these aspects becoming important factors to be researched.…”

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“…This allowed us to measure the relationship among drivers and sustainability from a Triple Bottom Line perspective. The drivers of sustainability are related to public policies, improvements in production techniques and management practices, which were highlighted in previous studies [26][27][28][29][30][31].…”

Section: Economic Sustainabilitymentioning

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Driving Sustainability in Dairy Farming from a TBL Perspective: Insights from a Case Study in the West Region of Santa Catarina, Brazil

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All companies in agribusiness supply chains need to be aware of the best use of available resources, which demands an integrated assessment of environmental, economic and social aspects, i.e., the Triple Bottom Line (TBL). Such analysis allows us to get a more balanced and complete understanding of the real performance of companies, supply chains and industries. Companies in the upstream of agribusinesses supply chains present some limitations, but can contribute significantly to the overall sustainability of the entire value chain. The objective of this research was to understand the role of the drivers of sustainability in dairy farming from a TBL perspective, such as assistance to producers and the value chain, and the use of better technology and management practices. A sample of 54 rural farms in the dairy supply chain of the western region of Santa Catarina, Brazil, was used to test four hypotheses about what can drive sustainability. Furthermore, first- and second-order structural equation models using SMART PLS software were used for the analysis of the data. The results obtained show that social sustainability is positively influenced by the use of good management practices, and the latter, as well as public policies, positively influence economic sustainability. Furthermore, it was found that improvements in production techniques positively influence environmental sustainability, and this is mostly influenced by the use of good management practices, and less so by policies directed at the supply chain. Finally, from the analysis of the second-order variable for sustainability, it was highlighted that the economic dimension prevails in the eyes of the farmers, as the main dimension of sustainability, and that environmental aspects are still neglected.

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“…Ainda para estes autores, este tipo de erosão causa elevadas perdas de solos em áreas de produção agrícola, pois a ação conjunta dos impactos das gotas de chuva, seguidas de escoamento superficial, arrastam as partículas de solo em suspensão e transportam nutrientes, matéria orgânica e defensivos agrícolas. No território brasileiro, cerca de 600 milhões de toneladas de solo agricultável são perdidos anualmente (Van Pham & Smith, 2014; International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD], 2014).…”

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Analysis of erodibility factors and declivity in the Gurgueia River sub-basin, Piauí, Brazil

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2021

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Soil degradation caused by erosion is one of the biggest environmental problems. The Geographic Information System (GIS) QGIS and ArcGIS were used to prepare thematic maps. The average slope resulted in smooth wavy (42.1%), flat (27.8%), and wavy to strong wavy (19.9%) over the entire length of the sub-basin. Erodibility resulted in very high (41%) mainly in sectors with a predominance of Neossolos Quartzarênicos soils, on average (7.1%) in the South and Southwest and low (51.1%) of the area corresponding to the soil of the type Dystrophic Yellow Latosol. The expansion of the agribusiness associated with inadequate soil management in areas susceptible to erosion at BHRG can compromise long-term environmental, social, and economic sustainability. It is important develop suitable agricultural techniques appropriate to the soil to optimize its use and its sustainable production capacity.

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“…Undoubtingly, defining agricultural sustainability, as with every other sustainability concept, is a challenging task. Nevertheless, it is a common agreement that agricultural sustainability should at least address the three basic pillars of sustainable development by appraising simultaneously environmental, economic, and social issues related to agricultural practices [6]. However, the sustainability assessment of agricultural practices, in general, can be a very challenging task since it involves many case-specific variables to be taken under consideration.…”

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Agricultural Sustainability: A Review of Concepts and Methods

2019

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This paper presents a methodological framework for the systematic literature review of agricultural sustainability studies. The framework synthesizes all the available literature review criteria and introduces a two-level analysis facilitating systematization, data mining, and methodology analysis. The framework was implemented for the systematic literature review of 38 crop agricultural sustainability assessment studies at farm-level for the last decade. The investigation of the methodologies used is of particular importance since there are no standards or norms for the sustainability assessment of farming practices. The chronological analysis revealed that the scientific community’s interest in agricultural sustainability is increasing in the last three years. The most used methods include indicator-based tools, frameworks, and indexes, followed by multicriteria methods. In the reviewed studies, stakeholder participation is proved crucial in the determination of the level of sustainability. It should also be mentioned that combinational use of methodologies is often observed, thus a clear distinction of methodologies is not always possible.

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Drivers of agricultural sustainability in developing countries: a review

Cited by 48 publications

References 104 publications

Driving Sustainability in Dairy Farming from a TBL Perspective: Insights from a Case Study in the West Region of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Driving Sustainability in Dairy Farming from a TBL Perspective: Insights from a Case Study in the West Region of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Analysis of erodibility factors and declivity in the Gurgueia River sub-basin, Piauí, Brazil

Agricultural Sustainability: A Review of Concepts and Methods

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