<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The modern agriculture model is a model based on the principles of sustainable development, i.e. protecting the environment and the cultural landscape on the one hand, and on the other, ensuring adequate income for residents. It is based on three orders: ecological, social and economic. This paper attempts to use cluster analysis to assess the economic and ecological sustainability of organic farms. It also indicates the factors that statistically influenced the assessment of a farm as sustainable, or not. The first part of the work is dedicated to the characteristics of the problem and the methodology of research and analysis. The second part contains the results of the research and discusses them.</p></abstract>

The modern agriculture model is a model based on the principles of sustainable development, i.e. protecting the environment and the cultural landscape on the one hand, and on the other, ensuring adequate income for residents. It is based on three orders: ecological, social and economic. This paper attempts to use cluster analysis to assess the economic and ecological sustainability of organic farms. It also indicates the factors that statistically influenced the assessment of a farm as sustainable, or not. The first part of the work is dedicated to the characteristics of the problem and the methodology of research and analysis. The second part contains the results of the research and discusses them.

The Use of Cluster Analysis in Assessing the Sustainability of Organic Farms. Part I. Methodical Considerations

Department of Production Engineering, Logistics and Applied Computer Science

Department of Machinery Management, Ergonomics and Production Processes

Agricultural Engineering

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The modern agriculture model is a model based on the principles of sustainable development, i.e. protecting the environment and the cultural landscape on the...

The Use of Cluster Analysis in Assessing the Sustainability of Organic Farms. Part I. Methodical Considerations

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 69 - 76

Received: Nov 01, 2019

Accepted: Dec 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2019-0038

Keywords
cluster analysis, sustainable farm, ecological farm

© 2019 Maciej Sporysz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Use of Cluster Analysis in Assessing the Sustainability of Organic Farms. Part I. Methodical Considerations

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 69 - 76

Received: Nov 01, 2019

Accepted: Dec 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2019-0038

Keywordscluster analysis, sustainable farm, ecological farm

© 2019 Maciej Sporysz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cluster analysis, sustainable farm, ecological farm