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Sustainability and Agriculture: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Research Trends and Future Directions

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 8 - 22, 02.08.2024

Abstract

The increase in the number of academic studies on sustainability in agriculture, which are conducted without taking into account future trends and which are repetitive and have limited widespread impact, has slowed down the rate of increase in knowledge in this field and limited the social contribution of academic studies. In order to eliminate this limitation, this study aims to examine the historical and thematic development of sustainability studies in agriculture, to identify knowledge gaps and to reveal future research trends. In the study, bibliometric analysis, thematic analysis and meta-analysis were used to understand the general characteristics and trends of the existing literature focusing on sustainability and agriculture and the development of research in this field. The results showed that scientific research on sustainability in agriculture has been on an upward trend in the last decade. Researchers in the United States, China, Australia, India, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, the United States of America, China, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, Canada and Italy have been closely collaborating at the international level. To date, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Australia, China Agricultural University, Faisalabad Agricultural University and Universiti Putra Malaysia have made the greatest contribution to sustainability in agriculture. The most commonly used keywords in academic studies published in the context of sustainability in agriculture are sustainability, climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, sustainable agriculture.

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  • Borenstein, M., Hedges, L. v., Higgins, J. P. T., & Rothstein, H. R. (2009). Introduction to Meta‐Analysis. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470743386
  • Broadus, R. N. (1987). Toward a definition of “bibliometrics.” Scientometrics, 12(5–6), 373–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016680
  • Ceyhan, V. (2010). Assessing the agricultural sustainability of conventional farming systems in Samsun province of Turkey. african Journal of agricultural research, 5(13), 1572-1583.
  • Chopin, P., Mubaya, C. P., Descheemaeker, K., Öborn, I., & Bergkvist, G. (2021). Avenues for improving farming sustainability assessment with upgraded tools, sustainability framing and indicators. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 41, 1-20.
  • Collier, Z. A., Wang, D., Vogel, J. T., Tatham, E. K., & Linkov, I. (2013). Sustainable roofing technoloregy under multiple constraints: a decision-analytical approach. Environment Systems and Decisions, 33, 261-271.
  • Devaux, A., Torero, M., Donovan, J., & Horton, D. (2018). Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 8(1), 99-123.
  • Di Cesare, S., Silveri, F., Sala, S., & Petti, L. (2018). Positive impacts in social life cycle assessment: state of the art and the way forward. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23, 406-421.
  • Eryılmaz, G. A., & Kılıç, O. (2018). Türkiye’de sürdürülebilir tarım ve iyi tarım uygulamaları. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi, 21(4), 624-631.
  • Foster, G. (2020). Circular economy strategies for adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings to reduce environmental impacts. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 152, 104507.
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  • Gond, J. P., El Akremi, A., Swaen, V., & Babu, N. (2017). The psychological microfoundations of corporate social responsibility: A person‐centric systematic review. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38(2), 225-246.
  • Gunduz, O., Ceyhan, V., Erol, E., & Ozkaraman, F. (2011). An evaluation of farm level sustainability of apricot farms in Malatya province of Turkey. Journal of food, agriculture & environment, 9(1), 700-705.
  • Hansen, J. W. (1996). Is agricultural sustainability a useful concept?. Agricultural systems, 50(2), 117-143.
  • Hoff, H. (2018). Nexus approaches to global sustainable development. Koj, J. C., Wulf, C., & Zapp, P. (2019). Environmental impacts of power-to-X systems-A review of technological and methodological choices in Life Cycle Assessments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 112, 865-879.
  • Kravchenko, M., Pigosso, D. C., & McAloone, T. C. (2019). Towards the ex-ante sustainability screening of circular economy initiatives in manufacturing companies: Consolidation of leading sustainability-related performance indicators. Journal of Cleaner Production, 241, 118318.
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  • Liberati, A., Altman, D. G., Tetzlaff, J., Mulrow, C., Gotzsche, P. C., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Clarke, M., Devereaux, P. J., Kleijnen, J., & Moher, D. (2009). The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration. BMJ, 339(jul21 1), b2700–b2700. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2700
  • Lumley, S., & Armstrong, P. (2004). Some of the nineteenth century origins of the sustainability concept. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 6, 367-378.
  • Ma, Y., & Liu, Y. (2019). Turning food waste to energy and resources towards a great environmental and economic sustainability: An innovative integrated biological approach. Biotechnology advances, 37(7), 107414.
  • Nguyen-Viet, H., Pham, G., Lam, S., Pham-Duc, P., Dinh-Xuan, T., Jing, F., ... & Grace, D. (2021). International, transdisciplinary, and ecohealth action for sustainable agriculture in Asia. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 592311.
  • NMSA, 2024. Sürdürülebilir Tarım için Ulusal Misyon. Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://nmsa.dac.gov.in/
  • Rodriguez, S. I., Roman, M. S., Sturhahn, S. C., & Terry, E. H. (2002). Sustainability assessment and reporting for the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor Campus. Center for Sustainable Systems, Report No. CSS02-04. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Osazefua Imhanzenobe, J. (2020). Managers’ financial practices and financial sustainability of Nigerian manufacturing companies: Which ratios matter most?. Cogent Economics & Finance, 8(1), 1724241.
  • Sharpe, A. (2004). Literature review of frameworks for macro-indicators (Vol. 3). Ottawa: Centre for the study of Living Standards.
  • Slimi, C., Prost, M., Cerf, M., & Prost, L. (2021). Exchanges among farmers’ collectives in support of sustainable agriculture: From review to reconceptualization. Journal of Rural Studies, 83, 268-278.
  • Turhan, Ş. (2005). Tarimda sürdürülebilirlik ve organik tarim. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi, 11(1 ve 2), 13-24.
  • USDA, 2024a. ABD Tarım Bakanlığı, Ekonomik Araştırma Servisi. Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-commodity-policy/
  • USDA, 2024b. ABD Tarım Bakanlığı, Ekonomik Araştırma Servisi Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://fas.usda.gov/data/china-plan-for-green-and-sustainable-ag-development
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  • Vrolijk, H., Reijs, J., & Dijkshoorn-Dekker, M. (2020). Towards sustainable and circular farming in the Netherlands: Lessons from the socio-economic perspective. Wageningen Economic Research.
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Sürdürülebilirlik ve Tarım: Araştırma Eğilimleri ve Geleceğe Yönelik Kapsamlı Bir Meta Analiz

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 8 - 22, 02.08.2024

Abstract

Tarımda sürdürülebilirlik alanında gelecek eğilimler dikkate alınmaksızın yapılan ve birbirini tekrar eden yaygın etkisi sınırlı akademik çalışmaların sayısının artması bu alanda bilgi birikiminin artış hızını yavaşlatmış ve akademik çalışmaların toplumsal katkısını sınırlandırmıştır. Bu sınırlılığı ortadan kaldırmak için bu çalışmada, tarımda sürdürülebilirlik çalışmalarının tarihsel ve tematik gelişiminin incelenmesi, bilgi boşluklarının belirlenmesi ve gelecek araştırma eğlimlerinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada, sürdürülebilirlik ve tarıma odaklanan mevcut literatürün genel özelliklerini, eğilimlerini ve bu alandaki araştırmaların gelişimini anlayabilmek için bibliyometrik analiz, tematik analiz ve meta-analiz kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları, tarımda sürdürülebilirlik üzerine yapılan bilimsel araştırmaların son on yılda yükseliş eğiliminde olduğunu göstermiştir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Çin, Avustralya, Hindistan, Birleşik Krallık, Kanada ve İtalya’daki araştırmacıların uluslararası düzeyde yakın bir işbirliği içinde oldukları görülmektedir. Günümüze kadar tarımda sürdürülebilirlik çalışmalarına en büyük katkıyı İsveç Tarım Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Batı Avustralya Üniversitesi, Çin Tarım Üniversitesi, Faisalabad Tarım Üniversitesi ve Malezya Putra Üniversitesi vermiştir. Tarımda sürdürülebilirlik bağlamında yayınlanan akademik çalışmalarda en çok kullanılan anahtar kelimeler sürdürülebilirlik, iklim değişikliği, tarım, biyoçeşitlilik, sürdürülebilir tarım, ekosistem hizmetleri ve gıda güvenliğidir. Araştırma sonuçları ayrıca geçmişten günümüze sürdürülebilirlik alanındaki çalışmaların, ekonomik değerlendirmelerden ziyade sürdürülebilirliğin sosyal ve çevresel alt boyutlarına odaklandığını göstermiştir. Küresel sürdürülebilirlik araştırmaların gelişme eğilimi tarımda sürdürülebilirlik çalışmalarının bitkisel hormonlar, biyofortifikasyon, hayvan refahı ve bitki biyostimülanları alanlarında yoğunlaşması yönündedir. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgular, sürdürülebilirlik konusuna odaklanan araştırmacılar için bir yol haritası oluşturabilir ve sürdürülebilirlik konusundaki güncel trend başlıklar hakkında ipuçları verebilir.

References

  • AASF, 2024. Avustralya Tarımsal Sürdürülebilirlik Çerçevesi. Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://aasf.org.au/
  • Ahmed, T., & Bhatti, A. A. (2020). Measurement and determinants of multi‐factor productivity: A survey of literature. Journal of Economic Surveys, 34(2), 293-319.
  • Annan-Diab, F., & Molinari, C. (2017). Interdisciplinarity: Practical approach to advancing education for sustainability and for the Sustainable Development Goals. The International Journal of Management Education, 15(2), 73-83.
  • Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). bibliometrix : An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), 959–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007
  • Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2023). Bibliometrix. Retrieved from https://www.bibliometrix.org/home/index.php. July 10, 2023.
  • Borenstein, M., Hedges, L. v., Higgins, J. P. T., & Rothstein, H. R. (2009). Introduction to Meta‐Analysis. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470743386
  • Broadus, R. N. (1987). Toward a definition of “bibliometrics.” Scientometrics, 12(5–6), 373–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02016680
  • Ceyhan, V. (2010). Assessing the agricultural sustainability of conventional farming systems in Samsun province of Turkey. african Journal of agricultural research, 5(13), 1572-1583.
  • Chopin, P., Mubaya, C. P., Descheemaeker, K., Öborn, I., & Bergkvist, G. (2021). Avenues for improving farming sustainability assessment with upgraded tools, sustainability framing and indicators. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 41, 1-20.
  • Collier, Z. A., Wang, D., Vogel, J. T., Tatham, E. K., & Linkov, I. (2013). Sustainable roofing technoloregy under multiple constraints: a decision-analytical approach. Environment Systems and Decisions, 33, 261-271.
  • Devaux, A., Torero, M., Donovan, J., & Horton, D. (2018). Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 8(1), 99-123.
  • Di Cesare, S., Silveri, F., Sala, S., & Petti, L. (2018). Positive impacts in social life cycle assessment: state of the art and the way forward. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23, 406-421.
  • Eryılmaz, G. A., & Kılıç, O. (2018). Türkiye’de sürdürülebilir tarım ve iyi tarım uygulamaları. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi, 21(4), 624-631.
  • Foster, G. (2020). Circular economy strategies for adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings to reduce environmental impacts. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 152, 104507.
  • Garfield, E., & Sher, I. H. (1963). New factors in the evaluation of scientific literature through citation indexing. American Documentation, 14(3), 195–201. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.5090140304
  • Gond, J. P., El Akremi, A., Swaen, V., & Babu, N. (2017). The psychological microfoundations of corporate social responsibility: A person‐centric systematic review. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38(2), 225-246.
  • Gunduz, O., Ceyhan, V., Erol, E., & Ozkaraman, F. (2011). An evaluation of farm level sustainability of apricot farms in Malatya province of Turkey. Journal of food, agriculture & environment, 9(1), 700-705.
  • Hansen, J. W. (1996). Is agricultural sustainability a useful concept?. Agricultural systems, 50(2), 117-143.
  • Hoff, H. (2018). Nexus approaches to global sustainable development. Koj, J. C., Wulf, C., & Zapp, P. (2019). Environmental impacts of power-to-X systems-A review of technological and methodological choices in Life Cycle Assessments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 112, 865-879.
  • Kravchenko, M., Pigosso, D. C., & McAloone, T. C. (2019). Towards the ex-ante sustainability screening of circular economy initiatives in manufacturing companies: Consolidation of leading sustainability-related performance indicators. Journal of Cleaner Production, 241, 118318.
  • Lebacq, T., Baret, P. V., & Stilmant, D. (2013). Sustainability indicators for livestock farming. A review. Agronomy for sustainable development, 33, 311-327.
  • Liberati, A., Altman, D. G., Tetzlaff, J., Mulrow, C., Gotzsche, P. C., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Clarke, M., Devereaux, P. J., Kleijnen, J., & Moher, D. (2009). The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration. BMJ, 339(jul21 1), b2700–b2700. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b2700
  • Lumley, S., & Armstrong, P. (2004). Some of the nineteenth century origins of the sustainability concept. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 6, 367-378.
  • Ma, Y., & Liu, Y. (2019). Turning food waste to energy and resources towards a great environmental and economic sustainability: An innovative integrated biological approach. Biotechnology advances, 37(7), 107414.
  • Nguyen-Viet, H., Pham, G., Lam, S., Pham-Duc, P., Dinh-Xuan, T., Jing, F., ... & Grace, D. (2021). International, transdisciplinary, and ecohealth action for sustainable agriculture in Asia. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 592311.
  • NMSA, 2024. Sürdürülebilir Tarım için Ulusal Misyon. Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://nmsa.dac.gov.in/
  • Rodriguez, S. I., Roman, M. S., Sturhahn, S. C., & Terry, E. H. (2002). Sustainability assessment and reporting for the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor Campus. Center for Sustainable Systems, Report No. CSS02-04. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Osazefua Imhanzenobe, J. (2020). Managers’ financial practices and financial sustainability of Nigerian manufacturing companies: Which ratios matter most?. Cogent Economics & Finance, 8(1), 1724241.
  • Sharpe, A. (2004). Literature review of frameworks for macro-indicators (Vol. 3). Ottawa: Centre for the study of Living Standards.
  • Slimi, C., Prost, M., Cerf, M., & Prost, L. (2021). Exchanges among farmers’ collectives in support of sustainable agriculture: From review to reconceptualization. Journal of Rural Studies, 83, 268-278.
  • Turhan, Ş. (2005). Tarimda sürdürülebilirlik ve organik tarim. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi, 11(1 ve 2), 13-24.
  • USDA, 2024a. ABD Tarım Bakanlığı, Ekonomik Araştırma Servisi. Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-commodity-policy/
  • USDA, 2024b. ABD Tarım Bakanlığı, Ekonomik Araştırma Servisi Erişim Tarihi: 15.06.2024 Erişim Adresi: https://fas.usda.gov/data/china-plan-for-green-and-sustainable-ag-development
  • Van Calker, K. J., Berentsen, P. B. M., De Boer, I. J. M., Giesen, G. W. J., & Huirne, R. B. M. (2007). Modelling worker physical health and societal sustainability at farm level: an application to conventional and organic dairy farming. Agricultural Systems, 94(2), 205-219.
  • Vrolijk, H., Reijs, J., & Dijkshoorn-Dekker, M. (2020). Towards sustainable and circular farming in the Netherlands: Lessons from the socio-economic perspective. Wageningen Economic Research.
  • Ward, K. D., Epstein, D., Varda, D., & Lane, B. (2017). Measuring performance in interagency collaboration: FEMA corps. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 8(3), 172-200
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Agricultural Economics (Other)
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Cansu Kadakoğlu 0009-0009-0195-7350

Vedat Ceyhan 0000-0003-2336-0212

Osman Uysal 0000-0002-9010-2988

Ahmet Aslan 0000-0002-0003-2358

Publication Date August 2, 2024
Submission Date July 9, 2024
Acceptance Date July 22, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 1 Issue: 1

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APA Kadakoğlu, C., Ceyhan, V., Uysal, O., Aslan, A. (2024). Sürdürülebilirlik ve Tarım: Araştırma Eğilimleri ve Geleceğe Yönelik Kapsamlı Bir Meta Analiz. Özal Tarım Ve Gıda Bilimleri Dergisi, 1(1), 8-22.