Multi-criteria sustainability performance assessment of horticultural crops using DEA and ELECTRE IV methods

IF 2 3区农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems Pub Date : 2022-10-13 DOI:10.1017/S1742170522000242

N. Banaeian, M. Zangeneh, P. Golińska-Dawson

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Abstract This paper presents a novel approach to multi-criteria sustainability performance assessment of horticultural crops. The crops are ranked by the decision-making method ELECTRE IV with environmental, energy and technological criteria. In total eight indicators are taken into consideration and calculated based on primary data collected from over 260 farms in northern Iran. Additionally, Data Envelopment Analysis is used to calculate the technical efficiency and potential for energy saving by different management of the production units. The novel contribution of this study is the comparison of several horticultural products (oranges, kiwis, persimmons and tangerines), when most of the previous studies have focused on one product. Moreover, novel calculations of the carbon footprint are presented for oranges, tangerines and persimmons. This paper also includes the first study on the environmental impact of persimmon fruit's production. The obtained results show that energy efficiency for orange, tangerine, kiwi and persimmon products: 1.1, 0.84, 0.53 and 1.22, respectively. In each hectare of kiwi orchards, the amount of CO2 emissions of 1219 kg and the ecological footprint of 3.21 hectares have been calculated, which is statistically significant compared to orange, tangerine and persimmon. The chemical and fuel inputs have the greatest potential for reducing energy consumption in the studied products. Results of ELECTRE IV showed that kiwi is the most sustainable selection for the studied region followed by orange, persimmon and tangerine, respectively. Kiwi has also relatively low technical efficiency. This means that this product has the greatest potential for a reduction of energy consumption, while maintaining the same amount of crop. It is recommended to include the development of kiwi orchards in the policies of Guilan, but with more careful management of the production inputs.

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基于DEA和electreiv方法的园艺作物多标准可持续性绩效评价

摘要提出了一种园艺作物多指标可持续性绩效评价方法。根据环境、能源和技术标准，采用决策方法ELECTRE IV对作物进行排名。总共考虑了八个指标，并根据从伊朗北部260多个农场收集的原始数据进行了计算。此外，利用数据包络分析计算了不同生产单位管理方式的技术效率和节能潜力。这项研究的新颖之处在于对几种园艺产品(橙子、猕猴桃、柿子和橘子)进行了比较，而之前的大多数研究都集中在一种产品上。此外，对橙子、橘子和柿子提出了新的碳足迹计算方法。本文还首次对柿子生产对环境的影响进行了研究。结果表明，橙子、橘子、猕猴桃和柿子产品的能效分别为1.1、0.84、0.53和1.22。计算出每公顷猕猴桃的二氧化碳排放量为1219公斤，生态足迹为3.21公顷，与橙子、橘子和柿子相比，具有统计学意义。在所研究的产品中，化学和燃料投入在减少能源消耗方面具有最大的潜力。结果表明，猕猴桃是研究区域最具可持续性的选择，其次是橙子、柿子和橘子。猕猴桃的技术效率也比较低。这意味着，该产品具有最大的潜力，以减少能源消耗，同时保持相同数量的作物。建议将猕猴桃的发展纳入桂兰政策，但对生产投入进行更细致的管理。

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Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 农林科学-农业综合

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5.20

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7.40%

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>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (formerly American Journal of Alternative Agriculture) is a multi-disciplinary journal which focuses on the science that underpins economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable approaches to agriculture and food production. The journal publishes original research and review articles on the economic, ecological, and environmental impacts of agriculture; the effective use of renewable resources and biodiversity in agro-ecosystems; and the technological and sociological implications of sustainable food systems. It also contains a discussion forum, which presents lively discussions on new and provocative topics.