Efficiency of sustainability management in Bulgarian agriculture

Hrabrin Bachev ()

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Abstract: This paper applies a holistic framework for assessing efficiency of environmental and sustainability management in Bulgarian agriculture. Initially the multiprinciple, multictiteria and mulriindicator framework for assessing environmental and sustainability management in agriculture is outlined. After that environmental sustainability of Bulgarian agriculture at national and farms levels is evaluated. Finally, factors for improving environmental and sustainability management in agricultural farms in the country are identified. Our assessment at national and farm level have found out that there are significant discrepancies in efficiency levels based on aggregate national data and assessment (perception) of farm managers. Therefore, in management practices all kind of data have to be used in order to be able to take efficient decision at different managerial levels. Having in mind the importance of holistic assessments of efficiency of environmental and sustainability management in agriculture, and the enormous benefits for the farm management and agrarian policies, such studies are to be expended and their precision and representation increased.

Keywords: environmental management; efficiency; sustainability; Bulgarian agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q12 Q13 Q18 Q2 Q3 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-env and nep-tra
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