A conceptual framework and farm sustainability assessment method to determine social and environmental externalities (benefits and impacts) has been developed in this study, which could guide...
In order to create sustainable food systems, producers, eaters, businesses, governments, and the funding and donor communities must understand how to quantify and understand the real costs of food. Advocates of the economic model known as True Cost Accounting (TCA) recognize that if we do not assess and account for everything that goes into producing and consuming food as well as the impact it has on people and the environment, we risk continuing on a path of damage to the planet and public health.
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Geographic coverage | Global |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Food security and food crises |Cost of the dietFood system |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | food securitycost analysisAgricultureFarmenvironmental impactecological footprinthealth risksocial analysisFoodeconomic analysis |
This study provides a broad perspective on the main trends regarding the use of pesticides in developing countries and their impacts on human health and food security. Information is provided...
Growing acknowledgement that food systems require transformation, demands comprehensive sustainability assessments that can support decision-making and sustainability governance. To do so, assessment frameworks must...