First, a shared understanding of the farm as a whole was assured by jointly visualizing the main interactions between production areas within the farm as well as the cooperation of the farm with stakeholders in the surrounding region, both in the context of the farm's biogas plant operation.
Farmers face increasing demands in their everyday farm operations; from stakeholders along the food chain, governments and the society.
Strong changes in agricultural practices may require redesigning farming systems and involving local stakeholders in an agroecological transition.
The key policies derived from the study involve enforcing regulations on disposal of heavy metals, developing hydropower, adaptation of organic farming, education and participation of stakeholders, regulations on dams and barrages with a score of 0.2453, 0.2205, 0.2088, 0.1898, and 0.1288 respectively.
Interviews were also conducted with key stakeholders in swine farming.
Innovations must be well suited to the diversity of banana farms and acceptable to the stakeholders involved in production.
Three critical success factors for explorative modelling are identified: to cover a well-differentiated spectrum of possible production technologies; early timing of modelling work relative to empirical farm prototyping; and involvement of stakeholders throughout.
An overall aggregated sustainability index score was a useful baseline measure for monitoring changes in sustainability over time; however, its use was limited when attempting to identify gaps in sustainable management practices and provide practical information for farmers and stakeholders to improve farm-level sustainability.
Milk and dairy product are not only a vital source of nutrition but they also represent livelihood opportunities for farm families, processors and other stakeholders in dairy value chains.
The study in this article employs the focus group methodology to evaluate AB WINDEC – a place-specific decision support tool designed to match the socio-technical requirements of stakeholders involved in wind farm placement planning in Alberta.
