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Question: Assessing Sustainability of Organic Livestock Farming in Sicily:A Case Study Using the FAO SAFA Framework

Answer: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pollutants, soil erosion and groundwater pollutionare some of the negative aspects blamed on livestock farming, so their level of sustainability needsto be assessed, taking into account the territory in which they operate. The research focuses on theassessment of sustainability performance in the four dimensions of good governance: environmentalintegrity, economic resilience and social well-being, considered by the “Sustainability Assessmentof Food and Agriculture Systems” (SAFA) tool developed by Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). The objective of applying this methodology is to highlight the sustainability dimensions inwhich the ten analyzed farms are weakest and the ones in which they show the most strength, inorder to provide farmers a tool to understand the criticalities on which to intervene. The farmsconsidered follow the principles of agroecology and organic farming, which are decisive in thepursuit of sustainable development. The overall results show a satisfactory level of sustainabilitywith high prospects for improvement, in line with the EU commitments undertaken in the GreenDeal and the Millennium Development Goals. Livestock farms must, therefore, be encouraged andaccompanied with targeted technical assistance strategies and appropriate agroecological protocols.

(Source: , 06 Sep 2021)

Source Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/3/274/pdf.