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Assessing the Sustainability Performance of Organic Farms in Denmark

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De Olde, Evelien, Oudshoorn, Frank, Bokkers, Eddie, Stubsgaard, Anke, Sørensen, Claus, De Boer, Imke·2016·Sustainability

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The growth of organic agriculture in Denmark raises the interest of both producers and consumers in the sustainability performance of organic production. The aim of this study was to examine the sustainability performance of farms in four agricultural sectors (vegetable, dairy, pig and poultry) using the sustainability assessment tool RISE 2.0. Thirty seven organic farms were assessed on 10 themes, including 51 subthemes. For one theme (water use) and 17 subthemes, a difference between sectors was found. Using the thresholds of RISE, the vegetable, dairy and pig sector performed positively for seven themes and the poultry sector for eight themes. The performance on the nutrient flows and energy and climate themes, however, was critical for all sectors. Moreover, the performance on the economic viability theme was critical for vegetable, dairy and pig farms. The development of a tool, including decisions, such as the selection of themes and indicators, reference values, weights and aggregation methods, influences the assessment results. This emphasizes the need for transparency and reflection on decisions made in sustainability assessment tools. The results of RISE present a starting point to discuss sustainability at the farm-level and contribute to an increase in awareness and learning about sustainability.

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Authors
De Olde, E., Oudshoorn, F., Bokkers, E., Stubsgaard, A., Sørensen, C., & De Boer, I.
Affiliations
  • Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
  • Aarhus University (DK)
  • Wageningen University & Research (NL)
  • Knowledge Centre for Agriculture (DK)
  • Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
Venue
Sustainability
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2016-09-21
Volume
8
Issue
9
Pages
957
ISSN
2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2521911545
Cited by
58
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Keywords
organic farming, sustainability performance, sustainability assessment tools, agricultural sector, vegetable production, dairy farming, pig farming, poultry farming, water consumption, nutrient fluxes, energy and climate, economic feasibility, Denmark

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