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Question: Agricultural Sustainability: A Review of Concepts and Methods

Answer: Abstract: 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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(Source: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute , 26 Mar 2021)

Source Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335923837_Agricultural_Sustainability_A_Review_of_Concepts_and_Methods