Multi-criteria social sustainability assessment of highland maize monoculture in Northern Thailand using the SAFA tool

Leknoi, Unruan; Rosset, Peter; Likitlersuang, Suched

doi:10.1016/j.resenv.2023.100115

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“…There is another set of sustainability frameworks specifically designed for agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sustainability assessment framework evaluates the sustainability of agricultural systems by considering six criteria: productivity, environmental sustainability, economic viability, social acceptability, food quality, and food safety (Leknoi, Rosset and Likitlersuang, 2023). The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting framework provides guidelines for reporting on sustainability performance in agriculture (Tarquinio, Raucci and Benedetti, 2018).…”

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Strengthening Collective Action and Sustainability of Traditional Farmers Organizations from an Indian Philosophical Perspective

Veena Suresh,

Sreejith SS

2023

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Developing countries like India are formulating various models to improve farmers' lives and agribusiness organizations' sustainability. However, most models focus on technological interventions in improving agriculture production, pest control and creating hybrid seeds that resist climate change to achieve agriculture sustainability. They ignore the role of the collective action approach to ensure the holistic development of farmers and the agriculture sector. There is significantly less attention given to indigenous ways of building collective action and organizational sustainability of the traditional Farmer's groups. Therefore, the researcher aims to explore the existing activities followed by traditional farmers to ensure collective action and the organizational sustainability of their groups. Additionally, the researcher maps its similarity to the Indian philosophical principles of Pancha Maha Yajna propagated by the Vedas. Pancha Maha Yajna describes five daily obligations or sacrifices an individual must make to respect and give back to society, nature, and the divine. Firstly, Brahma Yajna, which involves knowledge creation and updating. Secondly, Dev Yajna which is seeing divinity within and around. Third, Pitru Yajna, where we acknowledge and celebrate the contributions made by our ancestors. Fourth is Bhuta Yajna, which describes an individual's responsibility to respect and care for all living things, including people, animals, and plants. Lastly, Manushya Yajna is a service to society. A qualitative case study method was adopted to explore the evidence of applying these ancient principles in the daily activities of traditional farmers groups in India. A theoretical model to enhance collective action and organizational sustainability grounded on Vedic concepts was developed based on the evidence from the study. Thus, agribusiness organizations worldwide can implement the tenets of Pancha Maha yajnas to encourage ethical behaviour, social responsibility, collective action, and sustainability in their organizations to promote the social welfare of farmers and society.

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Strengthening Collective Action and Sustainability of Traditional Farmers Organizations from an Indian Philosophical Perspective

Veena Suresh,

Sreejith SS

2023

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“…Global demand is estimated to increase by 50% in 2050 compared to current levels (Chekole and Mohammed Ahmed, 2023). Typically, the cultivation is managed by smallholder farmers who are part of a community (Coronado, 2023), but the majority of the market is for the livestock feed industry (Leknoi et al, 2023;Leknoi and Likitlersuang, 2020). This condition allows the maize agribusiness system to connect family farming with corporate livestock feed producers.…”

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Bonding, bridging, and linking social capital combinations in maize agribusiness system

Wahid,

Salman,

Demmallino

2024

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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The development of the maize agribusiness system is highly dependent on the role of social capital in facilitating interaction among actors in the chain of activities ranging from the provision of farm supplies to marketing. Therefore, this research aimed to characterize the key elements of social capital specifically bonding, bridging, and linking, as well as to demonstrate their respective roles. Data were collected from farmers and non-farmers actors engaged in various activities in the maize agribusiness system. The data obtained were processed using ATLAS Ti, applying open, axial, and selective coding techniques. The results showed the roles played by bonding, bridging, and linking social capital in the interaction between farmers and multiple actors in activities such as providing farm supplies, farming production, harvesting, post-harvest, and marketing. The combination of these social capital forms acted as the glue and wires that facilitated access to resources, collective decision-making, and reduced transaction costs. These results have theoretical implications, suggesting that bonding, bridging, and linking should be combined with the appropriate role composition for each activity in the agribusiness system.

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The sustainability of small‐scale sheep and goat farming in a semi‐arid Mediterranean environment

Timpanaro,

Foti

2024

J of Sust Agri & Env

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IntroductionSmall‐scale sheep and goat farming is one of the business models the EU depends on to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal. However, these production systems are characterized by structural weaknesses that risk being aggravated by international events, such as the post‐COVID‐19 crisis and reconstruction, the conflict in the European area and the generalized inflationary wave. Against this scenario, the work aims to expand knowledge of these companies’ sustainability levels to assess their performance, business model, the strategic keys to their resilience and chances of survival in the changed international scenario.Materials & MethodsThe approach chosen is SAFA (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture Systems), the FAO's holistic framework. The empirical analysis focused on a sample of farms in a semi‐arid Mediterranean area.ResultsThe results demonstrate the sustainability lag in governance, social capital, fertilizer management, landscape heritage and economic terms. This is due to the absence of strategic planning on soil, environmental and livestock management, genetic and human resource management, and farm structure. Regarding economic resilience on performance, the weight of the CAP (common agricultural policy) for these farms and the effect of high production costs are high.ConclusionThe work is helpful for different stakeholders, who are invited both to structure the intervention of eco‐schemes on animal welfare for the 2023/2027 programming period and to support farm development plans to foster the flow of innovation, cooperation and sustainability.

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Multi-criteria social sustainability assessment of highland maize monoculture in Northern Thailand using the SAFA tool

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Strengthening Collective Action and Sustainability of Traditional Farmers Organizations from an Indian Philosophical Perspective

Strengthening Collective Action and Sustainability of Traditional Farmers Organizations from an Indian Philosophical Perspective

Bonding, bridging, and linking social capital combinations in maize agribusiness system

The sustainability of small‐scale sheep and goat farming in a semi‐arid Mediterranean environment

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