Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators
Milk production is an important economic and social activity in Brazil. Failure to meet institutional and market demands for quality and sustainability has led farmers, particularly small-scale farmers, to leave agriculture. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the sustainability of dairy...
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| author | F.I. Bánkuti R.C. Prizon J.C. Damasceno M.M. De Brito M.S.S. Pozza P.G.L. Lima |
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| description | Milk production is an important economic and social activity in Brazil. Failure to meet institutional and market demands for quality and sustainability has led farmers, particularly small-scale farmers, to leave agriculture. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the sustainability of dairy farms in Paraná, Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 75 dairy farm operators. Sustainability indicators were generated on the basis of economic, environmental and social data using exploratory factor analysis. Factor scores were subjected to hierarchical clustering, which resulted in the formation of three groups of dairy farms. Groups 1, 2 and 3 had high, intermediate and low levels of sustainability, respectively. Group 1 comprised large-scale dairy farms with high productivity. Dairy farms with intermediate sustainability (group 2) had medium production capacity, and farms with low sustainability (group 1) had the smallest production scale and capacity. Large-scale dairy farms have greater economic, environmental and social sustainability and are, therefore, more likely to survive in the medium and long term. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34d83120ae4c4de38ce214c927f320082022-12-21T20:07:32ZengElsevierAnimal1751-73112020-01-0114s417s423Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicatorsF.I. Bánkuti0R.C. Prizon1J.C. Damasceno2M.M. De Brito3M.S.S. Pozza4P.G.L. Lima5Department of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, BrazilDepartment of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, BrazilDepartment of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, BrazilDepartment of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, BrazilDepartment of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, BrazilDepartment of Animal Science, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, BrazilMilk production is an important economic and social activity in Brazil. Failure to meet institutional and market demands for quality and sustainability has led farmers, particularly small-scale farmers, to leave agriculture. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the sustainability of dairy farms in Paraná, Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 75 dairy farm operators. Sustainability indicators were generated on the basis of economic, environmental and social data using exploratory factor analysis. Factor scores were subjected to hierarchical clustering, which resulted in the formation of three groups of dairy farms. Groups 1, 2 and 3 had high, intermediate and low levels of sustainability, respectively. Group 1 comprised large-scale dairy farms with high productivity. Dairy farms with intermediate sustainability (group 2) had medium production capacity, and farms with low sustainability (group 1) had the smallest production scale and capacity. Large-scale dairy farms have greater economic, environmental and social sustainability and are, therefore, more likely to survive in the medium and long term.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120000750dairy productionmilksocial compliancesustainable agribusinesssustainability indicator |
| spellingShingle | F.I. Bánkuti R.C. Prizon J.C. Damasceno M.M. De Brito M.S.S. Pozza P.G.L. Lima Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators Animal dairy production milk social compliance sustainable agribusiness sustainability indicator |
| title | Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators |
| title_full | Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators |
| title_short | Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators |
| title_sort | farmers actions toward sustainability a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators |
| topic | dairy production milk social compliance sustainable agribusiness sustainability indicator |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120000750 |
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