<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A modern model of agriculture is based on three orders - organic, social and economic. An attempt was made in this paper to apply cluster analysis for assessment of economic and organic sustainability of organic farms. Factors that statistically influenced a decision on which farms should be recognised as sustainable were indicated. Analyses allow the following conclusion: 1) in organic farming, animal production including cattle breeding and rearing must be based on a high acreage of permanent grasslands; 2) neither the performed production processes nor the level of their automation rate or the level of organic balance do not decide on the production effectiveness, but factors of the surrounding including social factors.</p></abstract>

A modern model of agriculture is based on three orders - organic, social and economic. An attempt was made in this paper to apply cluster analysis for assessment of economic and organic sustainability of organic farms. Factors that statistically influenced a decision on which farms should be recognised as sustainable were indicated. Analyses allow the following conclusion: 1) in organic farming, animal production including cattle breeding and rearing must be based on a high acreage of permanent grasslands; 2) neither the performed production processes nor the level of their automation rate or the level of organic balance do not decide on the production effectiveness, but factors of the surrounding including social factors.

Cluster Analysis in Assessment of Organic Farms Sustainability. Part II Results of Research

Department of Production Engineering, Logistics and Applied Computer Science

Department of Machinery Management, Ergonomics and Production Processes

Agricultural Engineering

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A modern model of agriculture is based on three orders - organic, social and economic. An attempt was made in this paper to apply cluster analysis for...

Cluster Analysis in Assessment of Organic Farms Sustainability. Part II Results of Research

Published Online: Mar 30, 2020

Page range: 79 - 89

Received: Dec 01, 2019

Accepted: Jan 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2020-0008

Keywords
cluster analysis, sustainable farm, organic farm

© 2020 Maciej Sporysz et al., published by Sciendo

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

Cluster Analysis in Assessment of Organic Farms Sustainability. Part II Results of Research

Published Online: Mar 30, 2020

Page range: 79 - 89

Received: Dec 01, 2019

Accepted: Jan 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2020-0008

Keywordscluster analysis, sustainable farm, organic farm

© 2020 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, organic farm