Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations
Agriculture is fundamental to all three pillars of sustainability, environment, society, and economy. However, the definition of sustainable agriculture and the capacities to measure it remain elusive. Independent and transparent measurements of national sustainability are needed to gauge progress,...
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| author | Zhang, Xin Yao, Guolin Vishwakarma, Srishti Dalin, Carole Komarek, Adam M. |
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| description | Agriculture is fundamental to all three pillars of sustainability, environment, society, and economy. However, the definition of sustainable agriculture and the capacities to measure it remain elusive. Independent and transparent measurements of national sustainability are needed to gauge progress, encourage accountability, and inform policy. Here, we developed a Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) to quantify national performance indicators in agriculture and to investigate the trade-offs and synergies based on historical data for most countries of the world. The results reveal priority areas for improvement by each country and show that the trade-offs and synergies among indicators often differ. Exceptions to common economic-versus-environmental trade-offs, for example, offer opportunities to learn from countries with synergistic pathways for multiple sustainability indicators. These SAM indicators will improve as data become more available, but this version offers a useful starting point for evaluating progress, identifying priorities for improvement, and informing national policies and actions toward sustainable agriculture. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1428392024-10-25T07:57:32Z Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations Zhang, Xin Yao, Guolin Vishwakarma, Srishti Dalin, Carole Komarek, Adam M. models sustainable development goals greenhouse gas emissions health agricultural policies indicators environment nutrition agricultural productivity sustainable agriculture Agriculture is fundamental to all three pillars of sustainability, environment, society, and economy. However, the definition of sustainable agriculture and the capacities to measure it remain elusive. Independent and transparent measurements of national sustainability are needed to gauge progress, encourage accountability, and inform policy. Here, we developed a Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) to quantify national performance indicators in agriculture and to investigate the trade-offs and synergies based on historical data for most countries of the world. The results reveal priority areas for improvement by each country and show that the trade-offs and synergies among indicators often differ. Exceptions to common economic-versus-environmental trade-offs, for example, offer opportunities to learn from countries with synergistic pathways for multiple sustainability indicators. These SAM indicators will improve as data become more available, but this version offers a useful starting point for evaluating progress, identifying priorities for improvement, and informing national policies and actions toward sustainable agriculture. 2021-09-10 2024-05-22T12:11:09Z 2024-05-22T12:11:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142839 en Open Access Elsevier Zhang, Xin; Yao, Guolin; Vishwakarma, Srishti; Dalin, Carole; Komarek, Adam M.; et al. 2021. Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations. One Earth 4(6): 1262-1277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.08.015 |
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| title | Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations |
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| title_short | Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations |
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