Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species
Neglected and underutilised species (NUS) are widely claimed to contribute to sustainability and sustainable development. Verifying such a claim implies the use of a scientifically sound assessment tool. In this context, the present article aims to suggest a matrix for the assessment of the environm...
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| author | El Bilali, Hamid Cardone, Gianluigi Rokka, Susanna Naino Jika, Abdel Kader Falcis, Eleonora de Diawara, Ali Badara Nouhou, Bassirou Ghione, Andrea |
| author_browse | Cardone, Gianluigi Diawara, Ali Badara El Bilali, Hamid Falcis, Eleonora de Ghione, Andrea Naino Jika, Abdel Kader Nouhou, Bassirou Rokka, Susanna |
| author_facet | El Bilali, Hamid Cardone, Gianluigi Rokka, Susanna Naino Jika, Abdel Kader Falcis, Eleonora de Diawara, Ali Badara Nouhou, Bassirou Ghione, Andrea |
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| description | Neglected and underutilised species (NUS) are widely claimed to contribute to sustainability and sustainable development. Verifying such a claim implies the use of a scientifically sound assessment tool. In this context, the present article aims to suggest a matrix for the assessment of the environmental, economic and social sustainability of NUS. In particular, the paper provides a set of indicators and metrics to assess the different sustainability dimensions. It draws upon a search carried out on the Web of Science in May 2022 that returned 126 records. Eligible documents underwent two steps: in the first step, indicators, metrics and criteria regarding sustainability were identified; in the second step, expert knowledge was used to systematise the identified indicators and metrics according to the three sustainability dimensions and group them into themes. Agronomic aspects were included in the environmental dimension while nutrition, health and cultural aspects were included in the social dimension. One of the main results of the analysis is that there is a dearth of quality scholarly documents dealing with the assessment of NUS sustainability. Furthermore, economic and social indicators and metrics are hard to find. The operationalisation of the proposed indicators requires their contextualisation taking into consideration the conditions in each country/territory as well as the NUS concerned. A further important step to operationalise the proposed matrix implies the identification of a sustainability threshold and an assessment scale for each indicator. Apart from sustainability assessment, the proposed assessment matrix can allow selecting the NUS that have the highest potential and whose promotion can contribute to the sustainable development of the concerned countries and territories. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1270342025-12-08T09:54:28Z Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species El Bilali, Hamid Cardone, Gianluigi Rokka, Susanna Naino Jika, Abdel Kader Falcis, Eleonora de Diawara, Ali Badara Nouhou, Bassirou Ghione, Andrea underutilized species sustainable agriculture sustainable development economic impact especie infrautilizada agricultura sostenible desarrollo sostenible Neglected and underutilised species (NUS) are widely claimed to contribute to sustainability and sustainable development. Verifying such a claim implies the use of a scientifically sound assessment tool. In this context, the present article aims to suggest a matrix for the assessment of the environmental, economic and social sustainability of NUS. In particular, the paper provides a set of indicators and metrics to assess the different sustainability dimensions. It draws upon a search carried out on the Web of Science in May 2022 that returned 126 records. Eligible documents underwent two steps: in the first step, indicators, metrics and criteria regarding sustainability were identified; in the second step, expert knowledge was used to systematise the identified indicators and metrics according to the three sustainability dimensions and group them into themes. Agronomic aspects were included in the environmental dimension while nutrition, health and cultural aspects were included in the social dimension. One of the main results of the analysis is that there is a dearth of quality scholarly documents dealing with the assessment of NUS sustainability. Furthermore, economic and social indicators and metrics are hard to find. The operationalisation of the proposed indicators requires their contextualisation taking into consideration the conditions in each country/territory as well as the NUS concerned. A further important step to operationalise the proposed matrix implies the identification of a sustainability threshold and an assessment scale for each indicator. Apart from sustainability assessment, the proposed assessment matrix can allow selecting the NUS that have the highest potential and whose promotion can contribute to the sustainable development of the concerned countries and territories. 2022-11 2023-01-13T09:24:13Z 2023-01-13T09:24:13Z Abstract https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127034 en Open Access application/pdf National and University Library of the Republic of Srpska El Bilali, H.; Cardone, G.; Rokka, S.; Naino Jika, A.K.; De Falcis, E.; Diawara, A.B.; Nouhou, B.; Ghione, A. (2022) Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species. In: XIII International Scientific Agriculture Symposium "Agrosym 2022", Jahorina, October 06 - - fakultet, 2022. Book of Abstracts ISBN: 978-99976-987-2-8 |
| spellingShingle | underutilized species sustainable agriculture sustainable development economic impact especie infrautilizada agricultura sostenible desarrollo sostenible El Bilali, Hamid Cardone, Gianluigi Rokka, Susanna Naino Jika, Abdel Kader Falcis, Eleonora de Diawara, Ali Badara Nouhou, Bassirou Ghione, Andrea Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| title | Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| title_full | Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| title_short | Sustainability of neglected and underutilised species (NUS): Towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| title_sort | sustainability of neglected and underutilised species nus towards an assessment matrix for crop species |
| topic | underutilized species sustainable agriculture sustainable development economic impact especie infrautilizada agricultura sostenible desarrollo sostenible |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127034 |
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