The number of sustainability assessment tools in agriculture has been increasing rapidly.
However, a common understanding of what should be assessed as sustainability or as a …

The sustainability of agriculture is questioned due to major negative environmental and
socioeconomic impacts. To improve the state of agriculture, various management changes …

In the past decades a wide variety of tools have been developed to assess the sustainability
performance of farms. Although multiple studies have compared tools on a theoretical basis …

Realizing sustainable development has become a global priority. This holds, in particular,
for agriculture. Recently, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals …

Recent research established a link between environmental alterations due to agriculture
intensification, social damage and the loss of economic growth. Thus, the integration of …

Research background: Many scientists have researched the economic competitiveness of
agriculture. At the same time, considerably less attention is paid to the so-called green …

Global targets, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and private sector
commitments, such as deforestation-free supply chains, are stimulating growing demand for …

A multitude of farm-level sustainability assessment tools (SATs) exists, reflecting a variety of
agricultural practices and sustainability perceptions. Tools differ and insight is lacking about …

The extensive use of chemical fertilizers to increase crop yields in agricultural fields has had
a negative impact on the environment. To produce more food on less land and fulfill the …

The increasingly complex challenges facing agricultural systems require problem-solving
processes and systems analysis (SA) tools that engage multiple actors across disciplines. In …