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Signs of agricultural sustainability: A global assessment of sustainability governance initiatives and their indicators in crop farming

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  • Konefal, Jason
  • de Olde, Evelien M.
  • Hatanaka, Maki
  • Oosterveer, Peter J.M.

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To address sustainability challenges in agriculture, private and multi-stakeholder initiatives increasingly use sustainability indicators to monitor the sustainability impact of farms. These indicators can be part of standards for certification or assessment tools to measure farm performance. While these initiatives play an important role in navigating the sustainability transition, insight in how these governance initiatives operationalize sustainability in crop farming is lacking.

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  • Konefal, Jason & de Olde, Evelien M. & Hatanaka, Maki & Oosterveer, Peter J.M., 2023. "Signs of agricultural sustainability: A global assessment of sustainability governance initiatives and their indicators in crop farming," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 208(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:208:y:2023:i:c:s0308521x2300063x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103658
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