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dc.contributor.author | Marandure, Tawanda![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Makombe, Godswill![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Dzama, Kennedy![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Hoffmann, Willem![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Mapiye, Cletos![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-15T09:33:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-15T09:33:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | bstract The concept of sustainability is associated with numerous evaluation approaches making various claims. To their credit, the evaluation approaches contributed to the evolution of the concept from a rather vague and mostly qualitative notion to progressively being defined in more quantitative terms. The diversity of low-input ruminant meat production systems make the use of a single blueprint for sustainability evaluation completely impractical. Most sustainability evaluation approaches fail to adequately and accurately take account of the realities of the low-input production systems. For example, the multifunctionality of ruminant livestock and other credence values of rangeland-based production systems are rarely considered in most sustainability evaluations. Development of a holistic and transdisciplinary system-specific approach that effectively address the complexity and realities of the low-input production could be important. This review examines the strength and weaknesses of currently available sustainability evaluation frameworks and suggests parameters for a system-specific evaluation framework for low-input ruminant meat production. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | hj2019 | en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Foundation (DST-NRF) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Food Security (grant number: 140102). | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolind | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Marandure, T., Makombe, G., Dzama, K. et al. 2018, 'Towards a system-specific framework for the sustainability evaluation of low-input ruminant meat production systems in developing countries', Ecological Indicators, vol. 85, pp. 1081-1091. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1470-160X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1872-7034 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.11.015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68979 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2018 Elsevier. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ecological Indicators. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Ecological Indicators, vol. 85, pp. 1081-1091, 2018. doi : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.11.015. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Sustainability evaluation approach | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Low-input system | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Optimization | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Multiple functions | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Ruminants | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Livestock farming systems | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Agricultural production systems | en_ZA |
dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Climate change | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Environmental impact | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Livestock production | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Intensification | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Management | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Rangelands | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Indicators | en_ZA |
dc.title | Towards a system-specific framework for the sustainability evaluation of low-input ruminant meat production systems in developing countries | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |