Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa
Sustainability assessment of dairy systems is necessary to understand bottlenecks and to identify measures to enhance sustainability of the systems. The Dairy Sustainability Assessment Tool (DSAT) was developed with a focus on the facilitation of discussion on sustainability among dairy sector actor...
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| author | Augustine A. Ayantunde Asaah Ndambi Aart van der Linden Adolfo A. Aranguiz Hassan Pishgar Komleh Jan van der Lee |
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| description | Sustainability assessment of dairy systems is necessary to understand bottlenecks and to identify measures to enhance sustainability of the systems. The Dairy Sustainability Assessment Tool (DSAT) was developed with a focus on the facilitation of discussion on sustainability among dairy sector actors in East Africa. DSAT has been applied in several case studies, but the tool has not been systematically evaluated. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of DSAT and to compare its main features with similar dairy assessment tools for Africa. This evaluation consisted of a literature search to identify relevant assessment tools and an online survey about the tool among its users. DSAT was different from other tools compared with as it does not require input data from farm surveys as the assessments rely on expert opinion, and it can conduct assessments at farm, regional and national scales. Results also showed that DSAT was appropriate for holistic assessments of the sustainability of dairy systems in Africa by providing a good overview of threats to sustainability. Weaknesses were mainly the scoring of indicators, which tends to be subjective and the absence of numerical reference values for indicators. Therefore, improving DSAT requires addressing the identified weaknesses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9616c4f836fc4e05a293fa7e92378d1c2025-01-06T14:27:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2024-12-0122110.1080/14735903.2024.2399414Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East AfricaAugustine A. Ayantunde0Asaah Ndambi1Aart van der Linden2Adolfo A. Aranguiz3Hassan Pishgar Komleh4Jan van der Lee5Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsWageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsAnimal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsWageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsWageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsWageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The NetherlandsSustainability assessment of dairy systems is necessary to understand bottlenecks and to identify measures to enhance sustainability of the systems. The Dairy Sustainability Assessment Tool (DSAT) was developed with a focus on the facilitation of discussion on sustainability among dairy sector actors in East Africa. DSAT has been applied in several case studies, but the tool has not been systematically evaluated. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of DSAT and to compare its main features with similar dairy assessment tools for Africa. This evaluation consisted of a literature search to identify relevant assessment tools and an online survey about the tool among its users. DSAT was different from other tools compared with as it does not require input data from farm surveys as the assessments rely on expert opinion, and it can conduct assessments at farm, regional and national scales. Results also showed that DSAT was appropriate for holistic assessments of the sustainability of dairy systems in Africa by providing a good overview of threats to sustainability. Weaknesses were mainly the scoring of indicators, which tends to be subjective and the absence of numerical reference values for indicators. Therefore, improving DSAT requires addressing the identified weaknesses.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2399414Sustainable intensificationsustainability aspectsfarming systemssmallholder farmersmodel evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Augustine A. Ayantunde Asaah Ndambi Aart van der Linden Adolfo A. Aranguiz Hassan Pishgar Komleh Jan van der Lee Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Sustainable intensification sustainability aspects farming systems smallholder farmers model evaluation |
| title | Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa |
| title_full | Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa |
| title_short | Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa |
| title_sort | evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool dsat for dairy systems in east africa |
| topic | Sustainable intensification sustainability aspects farming systems smallholder farmers model evaluation |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2399414 |
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