The excessive and inconsistent use of the term "sustainability" presents challenges for food companies, farms, associations and research: How to assess the sustainability performance of farms? SMART-Farm (Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment RouTine) offers solutions for this, it uses relevant indicators to assess the degree to which farms achieve the goals defined in the FAO SAFA guidelines across the environmental, economic, social, and good governance dimensions of sustainability. It follows a standardised assessment methodology, which allows the comparison of results from different farms.
During this 5-day course (Module 1: Theory) you'll dive deep into the sustainability assessment principles, the FAO SAFA guidelines, the origins and development of the SMART-Farm methodology and its potential applications. Through dynamic presentations, interactive exercises, insightful role-plays and a farm visit you'll gain practical skills to measure sustainability using a proven methodology that has been in use for over 10 years. Past participants have praised the course for providing a comprehensive overview of sustainability assessment, valuable insights into the challenges of indicator definition, and practical guidance on how to engage with farmers to collect data efficiently and with high quality.
To apply the SMART-Farm Tool independently, a separate practical course must be completed (Module 2: Practice; please get in touch for further information).
- Location: Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Ackerstrasse 113, CH-5070 Frick (Switzerland)
- Date: 16–20 September 2024. Start on day 1: 10 AM, end ond final day: 3 PM.
- Course Language: English and/or German (depending on the registered participants)
- Target group: Individuals from extension, education, and research backgrounds with agricultural expertise and a strong understanding of farm management, who aim to use the SMART-Farm Tool to assess farm sustainability.
- Technical materials: Participants need to use their own Windows-Notebook for the exercises before and during the training.
- Price: CHF 1,980 (excl. VAT) per person. Included in the price are training documents and an Apéro. We offer a limited number of spots with reduced fee for students.
- Note: The training will only take place if a minimum of 5 participants register.
- Places on the training course are limited and will be allocated in the order in which registrations are received
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anmeldeservice.fibl.org: Registration