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A System of Integrated Indicators for Socio-Environmental Assessment and Eco-Certification in Agriculture – Ambitec-Agro

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Title A System of Integrated Indicators for Socio-Environmental Assessment and Eco-Certification in Agriculture – Ambitec-Agro
A System of Integrated Indicators for Socio-Environmental Assessment and Eco-Certification in Agriculture – Ambitec-Agro
A System of Integrated Indicators for Socio-Environmental Assessment and Eco-Certification in Agriculture – Ambitec-Agro
 
Creator Monteiro, Rubens Caldeira
Rodrigues, Geraldo Stachetti
 
Description The Brazilian Agricultural Research Agency (Embrapa) has proposed a “System for Environmental Impact Assessment of Agricultural Technology Innovations” (Ambitec-Agro) for the appraisal of research projects and technology innovations in the institutional context of R&D. A derived system, directed at eco-certification of rural activities (Eco-cert.Rural), has been proposed in order to extend the environmental assessment practice to rural activities. The Ambitec-Agro System comprises a set of weighing matrices organized for the integrated assessment of socio-environmental indicators, including modules focused on the environmental impact assessment of Agricultural, Livestock production, and Agro-industrial activities and a specific module for Social Impact Assessment. The calculated impact indices facilitate socio-environmentally sound decision making and allow the delineation of ad hoc recommendations for performance improvements, as well as selection of best cases for benchmarking purposes. The paper presents the Ambitec-Agro System and its applications as a project appraisal and technology management methodology.
La Agencia Brasilera de Investigación Agrícola (Embrapa) ha propuesto un “Sistema para el Manejo del Impacto Ambiental de las Innovaciones Tecnológicas en la Agricultura” (Ambitec-Agro) para la valoración de los proyectos de investigación y las innovaciones tecnológicas en el contexto institucional de I+D. Un sistema derivado directamente de la eco-certificación de las actividades rurales (Eco-cert Rural), el cual ha sido propuesto con el objetivo de extender la práctica de la gestión ambiental en las actividades rurales. El sistema Ambitec-Agro se consiste en una serie de matrices de medición organizadas para el manejo integrado de indicadores socio-ambientales, incluyendo módulos enfocados en el manejo del impacto ambiental de la producción agrícola, ganadera y las actividades agro-industriales, con un módulo específico para el Manejo del Impacto Social. El índice de impacto calculado facilita la toma de decisiones socio económica y permite la delineación de recomendaciones ad hoc para el desempeño de mejoras, como también mejora los propósitos del benchmarking. Este trabajo presenta el sistema Ambitec-Agro y sus aplicaciones de metodología en la gestión a la valoración de un proyecto tecnológico.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Agency (Embrapa) has proposed a “System for Environmental Impact Assessment of Agricultural Technology Innovations” (Ambitec-Agro) for the appraisal of research projects and technology innovations in the institutional context of R&D. A derived system, directed at eco-certification of rural activities (Eco-cert.Rural), has been proposed in order to extend the environmental assessment practice to rural activities. The Ambitec-Agro System comprises a set of weighing matrices organized for the integrated assessment of socio-environmental indicators, including modules focused on the environmental impact assessment of Agricultural, Livestock production, and Agro-industrial activities and a specific module for Social Impact Assessment. The calculated impact indices facilitate socio-environmentally sound decision making and allow the delineation of ad hoc recommendations for performance improvements, as well as selection of best cases for benchmarking purposes. The paper presents the Ambitec-Agro System and its applications as a project appraisal and technology management methodology.
 
Publisher Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
 
Date 2006-08-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Identifier http://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art10
 
Source Journal of Technology Management & Innovation; Vol. 1 No. 3 (2006); 47-59
Journal of Technology Management & Innovation; Vol. 1 Núm. 3 (2006); 47-59
0718-2724
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art10/349