Multi-criteria assessment of farm sustainability in key European dairy production areas: a case study analysis
Résumé
(Teagasc), and Aurelie Wilfart (INRAE) Context / theoretical background / research questions European dairy production faces many challenges related to economic, environmental, and social sustainability, with particular regard for the need to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Sustainable dairy production requires system thinking which considers dairy production as a complex set of interdependent components (including, among others, feed production, animal health, animal housing, and manure management) embedded in a specific social context. Thus, tools are needed to better understand these interlinkages and identify synergies and trade-offs across sustainability aspects. This is a difficult task as the breadth and detail of data required for thorough farm sustainability assessments present a critical challenge for survey design and implementation. Moreover, measuring farm sustainability is a difficult task because of its multidisciplinary nature. This issue is aggravated by to the lack of readily available data in the environmental and social dimensions.
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