Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome
The water-energy-food nexus (WEF Nexus) is a research issue still in progress, especially in agriculture. In the context of climate change and biodiversity loss, the study of the sustainability of agricultural production becomes urgent. Several international types of research have focused on measuri...
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| author | João Garibaldi Almeida Viana Cláudia Alessandra Peixoto de Barros Cláudia Garrastazu Ribeiro Jean Paolo Gomes Minella Conrado Fleck dos Santos Cláudio Marques Ribeiro Vicente Celestino Pires Silveira |
| author_facet | João Garibaldi Almeida Viana Cláudia Alessandra Peixoto de Barros Cláudia Garrastazu Ribeiro Jean Paolo Gomes Minella Conrado Fleck dos Santos Cláudio Marques Ribeiro Vicente Celestino Pires Silveira |
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| description | The water-energy-food nexus (WEF Nexus) is a research issue still in progress, especially in agriculture. In the context of climate change and biodiversity loss, the study of the sustainability of agricultural production becomes urgent. Several international types of research have focused on measuring sustainability attributes in agricultural systems, but they have yet to include the Nexus approach in their construction. Thus, based on the WEF Nexus, the study aimed to construct and measure sustainability attributes for livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa. The construction of the indicators was based on the MESMIS methodology, divided into three dimensions: water, energy and food. In data collection, one hundred twenty-one farming systems were sampled in the Ibirapuitã river basin of the Pampa biome. As a result, the 37 WEF Nexus indicators were distributed to compose the sustainability attributes of adaptability, self-management, equity, stability, and productivity. The elements of the triad water, energy and food are used efficiently in the livestock systems of the Pampa biome to generate self-management and productivity. However, they are limited to fairly distributing the benefits and costs of managing their natural resources (equity). The food dimension contributes the least to the sustainability scores of the attributes. In contrast, the water dimension presents the most significant contribution, expressing the importance of managing water and soil resources for the welfare of society and success in livestock production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95369be182d94506a6c2ec4d80d5b77f2023-12-12T04:36:53ZengElsevierEnergy Nexus2772-42712023-12-0112100248Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biomeJoão Garibaldi Almeida Viana0Cláudia Alessandra Peixoto de Barros1Cláudia Garrastazu Ribeiro2Jean Paolo Gomes Minella3Conrado Fleck dos Santos4Cláudio Marques Ribeiro5Vicente Celestino Pires Silveira6Business and Economics, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), R. Barão do Triunfo, 1048, Santana do Livramento, RS, Brazil; Corresponding author.Department of Soils, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 7712 - Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilFederal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFSul), Av. Paul Harris, 410, Santana do Livramento, RS, BrazilDepartment of Soils, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, BrazilTechnological University of Uruguay (UTEC), R. Francisco Antonio Maciel, 97000, Durazno, UruguayAnimal Science, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), R. Vinte e Um de Abril, 80, Dom Pedrito, RS, BrazilDepartment of Agricultural Education and Rural Extension, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, BrazilThe water-energy-food nexus (WEF Nexus) is a research issue still in progress, especially in agriculture. In the context of climate change and biodiversity loss, the study of the sustainability of agricultural production becomes urgent. Several international types of research have focused on measuring sustainability attributes in agricultural systems, but they have yet to include the Nexus approach in their construction. Thus, based on the WEF Nexus, the study aimed to construct and measure sustainability attributes for livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa. The construction of the indicators was based on the MESMIS methodology, divided into three dimensions: water, energy and food. In data collection, one hundred twenty-one farming systems were sampled in the Ibirapuitã river basin of the Pampa biome. As a result, the 37 WEF Nexus indicators were distributed to compose the sustainability attributes of adaptability, self-management, equity, stability, and productivity. The elements of the triad water, energy and food are used efficiently in the livestock systems of the Pampa biome to generate self-management and productivity. However, they are limited to fairly distributing the benefits and costs of managing their natural resources (equity). The food dimension contributes the least to the sustainability scores of the attributes. In contrast, the water dimension presents the most significant contribution, expressing the importance of managing water and soil resources for the welfare of society and success in livestock production.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772427123000785Agricultural indicatorsLivestockMESMISNexus approachSustainable agriculture |
| spellingShingle | João Garibaldi Almeida Viana Cláudia Alessandra Peixoto de Barros Cláudia Garrastazu Ribeiro Jean Paolo Gomes Minella Conrado Fleck dos Santos Cláudio Marques Ribeiro Vicente Celestino Pires Silveira Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome Energy Nexus Agricultural indicators Livestock MESMIS Nexus approach Sustainable agriculture |
| title | Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome |
| title_full | Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome |
| title_short | Sustainability attributes from the water-energy-food nexus: An application to livestock systems in the Brazilian Pampa biome |
| title_sort | sustainability attributes from the water energy food nexus an application to livestock systems in the brazilian pampa biome |
| topic | Agricultural indicators Livestock MESMIS Nexus approach Sustainable agriculture |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772427123000785 |
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