Method for assessing the appropriate tradeoffs for sustainability: Case of smallholder farming systems in Ethiopian highlands

Global population growth will require substantial increases in agricultural production worldwide. Yet, despite

growing concern about the environmental and social impacts of increased agricultural productivity, no consensus

exists on the appropriate method for assessing the appropriate tradeoffs for sustainability. To address this

need, this paper proposes the use of Data Envelope Analysis to create an index that permits assessment of the

relative sustainability of smallholder farms in a given region, with minimal external interpretation about how

individual farmers weight tradeoffs on their own farms.

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