A systematic mapping of research on sustainability dimensions at farm-level in pig productionShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 12, no 11, article id 4352Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We systematically mapped the scientific literature on the sustainability of pig production at farm-level. Sustainability was considered holistically, covering its economic, environmental, and social dimensions, each consisting of a broad range of different aspects that may contradict or reinforce each other. Literature published between January 2000 and March 2020 with a geographical focus on Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand was included. A standard template with predefined keywords was used to summarise aspects of each sustainability dimension covered in identified papers. We found that papers analysing environmental sustainability were more frequent than papers analysing economic or social sustainability. However, there are many different aspects within each dimension of sustainability, hampering comparisons between studies. In addition, each dimension of sustainability has many sides, making it difficult to compare different studies, and different dimensions and aspects may have complex interrelations. Our systematic literature review revealed that these interrelations are not well understood and that possible trade-offs or synergies between different aspects of sustainability dimensions remain unidentified. This systematic mapping of the current literature on farm-level sustainability in pig production can support a more informed discussion on knowledge gaps and help prioritise future research at farm-level to enhance sustainability in pig production. © 2020 by the authors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI AG , 2020. Vol. 12, no 11, article id 4352
Keywords [en]
Animal welfare, Ecology, Economic, Environment, Pork, Social, Swine
National Category
Natural Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-45078DOI: 10.3390/su12114352Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85085762322OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-45078DiVA, id: diva2:1449643
Note
Funding details: Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, SLU; Funding details: Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas, 2017-02017; Funding text 1: The Swedish Research Council Formas, grant number 2017-02017, funded this research. We thank Mattias Lennartsson, librarian at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, for valuable help during the process of developing the search strings.
2020-06-302020-06-302023-06-08Bibliographically approved