The Theory and Practice of Performance Indicators for Sustainable Food Security: A Checklist Approach

Carlisle Runge and Juan Gonzalez-Valero

No 117537, Working Papers from University of Minnesota, Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy

Abstract: This article proposes a set of sustainability indicators based on a combination of economic, social and health data that meet three tests: the indicators are simple, measurable and capable of being extended to workers in the field. They result from a scoring model which ranks the progress of agricultural projects in three key areas: (1) sustaining improvements in agricultural productivity while minimizing negative impacts on soil and water quantity and quality or biodiversity; (2) sustaining expected farm-level profits while minimizing worker health and safety risks; and (3) sustaining improvements in rural economic and social conditions while distributing these benefits widely.

Keywords: Food; Security; and; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24
Date: 2011-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.117537

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