Sustainability Assessment of Smallholder Farmland Systems: Healthy Farmland System Assessment Framework

Yahui Lv, Chao Zhang, Jiani Ma, Wenju Yun, Lulu Gao and Pengshan Li
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Yahui Lv: College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Chao Zhang: College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Jiani Ma: College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Wenju Yun: Key Laboratory for Agricultural Land Quality Monitoring and Control, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100035, China
Lulu Gao: College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Pengshan Li: Chengdu Land Planning and Cadastre Center, Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, Chengdu 610074, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-19

Abstract: Agriculture sustainability assessment is conducive to promoting sustainable agriculture construction and sustainable development. Modern agriculture and modern small-peasant production have different requirements for agriculture sustainability. Related studies provided assessment frameworks for many parts of the world. However, existing frameworks have distinct limitations and are not applicable to modern small-peasant economy (MSE) areas, such as China. The purpose of this study is regarding China as an example to construct a healthy farmland system assessment framework (HFSAF), to assess smallholder farmland systems’ sustainability. HFSAF’s theoretical basis, indicator system, data preparation methods, multi-level aggregation rule and results description method are presented in this paper. HFSAF is a multi-level indicator system with adjustable parameters, covering environment, economy and society aspects, including three dimensions, nine visions, 15 themes and 40 basic indicators. Taking Da’an City, Jilin Province, China as the study area to implement HFSAF. The assessment results prove HFSAF can be used to assess agricultural sustainability in MSE areas with limited agro-resource supplies, to assist the sustainable decision-making and regional agriculture remold.

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; smallholder farmland system; sustainability assessment; multi-level indicator system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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