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Title: |
Assessing Crop Rotation
Sustainability Using Analytical Hierarchy Process |
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Authors: |
Saturnina Fabian Nisperos, Frederic D. McKenzie |
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(2018). ECMS 2018
Proceedings Edited by: Lars Nolle, Alexandra
Burger, Christoph Tholen,
Jens Werner, Jens Wellhausen European Council for
Modeling and Simulation. doi:
10.7148/2018-0005 ISSN:
2522-2422 (ONLINE) ISSN:
2522-2414 (PRINT) ISSN:
2522-2430 (CD-ROM) 32nd European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, May 22nd
– May 265h, 2018 |
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Citation
format: |
Saturnina Fabian Nisperos, Frederic D.
McKenzie (2018). Assessing Crop Rotation Sustainability Using Analytical
Hierarchy Process, ECMS 2018 Proceedings
Edited by: Lars Nolle, Alexandra Burger, Christoph Tholen, Jens Werner,
Jens Wellhausen European Council for Modeling and
Simulation. doi:
10.7148/2018-0336 |
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DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.7148/2018-0336 |
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Abstract: |
With the food security challenge faced by nations globally,
agriculture sustainability has been a significant consideration for concerned
agencies. Sustainability assessments are significant tools in providing support
to stakeholders in their crop production planning. Agricultural
sustainability assessment, however, is complex and it involves numerous
criteria that can be conflicting. In this study we investigated the use
Analytical Hierarchy Process, a multi-criteria decision analysis method, in
assessing the sustainability of crop rotation alternatives and its
applicability to address the multiple criteria of sustainability and the
diverse preferences of stakeholders. The comparable results of the model with a sustainability assessment of
cropping systems reported in the literature, validates AHP as an apt method
for sustainability assessment of crop rotation alternatives and handling the complex criteria of sustainability and preferences of
stakeholders. The model results, when well presented, can be utilized to
support stakeholders in their decision making and in
evaluating their crop rotation choices. |
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