Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Recommend Economic, Environmental and Social Consideration for Cereal Production socio-eco-efficiency evaluation and predictive optimisation

Abstract

Sustainable development has been the interest of multiple researchers and scholars worldwide for centuries. A modelling approach to orient the world for evaluation from the socio-eco-efficiency perspective is vital to empower the collaborative efforts and innovative approaches aiming to build a resilient and inclusive agricultural system meeting current demands, preserving ecosystems and supporting future generations. The conducted study aims to develop, particularly in the era of European cereal production, a holistic optimising model, which considers various dimensions and factors to catalyse positive change and pave the way for a prosperous and sustainable future in light of industrial ecology and circular economy methodology, tools, and principals. Results of this study have shown that all investigated countries were able to achieve a high value of the “Sustainability index” indicator in the last years. However, an analysis carried out comparing all the input variables has concluded the necessity to act on the main variables related to Climate Change, Ozone, Photochemical Oxidation, Abiotic Depletion, and Toxicity to attain the ideal scores equal to 1,00. Accordingly, the developed model could help users, policymakers, scientists, scholars, governments, and communities not only in Europe, but also worldwide to frame their knowledge for achieving the sustainability goals and to orient them per aspect, per family, and per category for better categorisation and multi-dimensional speciality to find a suitable strategy and to establish the right rule in the micro, and macro environment, from the operational level to the strategic one.
 

Author(s)

Presenter: Hamza, TAOUMI

Authors: 

Hamza Taoumi Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Morocco
KHADIJA LAHRECH Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Morocco