Evolution of mixed farming systems for the delivery of triple bottom line outcomes: a synthesis of the Grain & Graze program

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 966 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Hacker ◽  
M. J. Robertson ◽  
R. J. Price ◽  
A. M. Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Mixed Farming ◽  
Explicit Consideration ◽  
Definition Of

The continued evolution of mixed farming systems will depend on the development of technology which addresses the basic biophysical constraints of the agro ecological zone within which these systems have developed. However, the application of these technologies will increasingly depend on the extent to which they address all dimensions of the social–economic–environmental system within which mixed farmers operate. The Grain & Graze program has accelerated the adoption of several technologies that can provide a basis for continuing evolution of mixed farming systems (e.g. grazing of cereals, drought containment of livestock, perennial pastures) while initiating the development and exploration of others whose potential will be realised in the longer term (e.g. pasture cropping, integrated pest management in mixed farming systems, cover cropping and alley farming with old man saltbush). Some technologies capable of supporting continued evolution were not addressed comprehensively by the program but remain opportunities for future development, particularly technologies for feed demand management and inter-seasonal feed transfer. The program made considerable progress in fostering the explicit consideration of the ‘triple bottom line’ consequences of new technology. It has confirmed that no universal solution to the question of profitability and sustainability is to be expected but has also demonstrated that methodology is available to make the formal consideration of this question much more robust. Clearer definition of the institutional requirements for support of change in complex systems, and for effective management of large national projects, will provide key underpinnings to ensure that subsequent programs achieve the benefits of scale in RD&E that Grain & Graze has convincingly demonstrated. In addition, we argue that ongoing evolution of mixed farming systems that will deliver triple bottom line outcomes will require policies that achieve appropriate cost sharing for delivery of environmental benefits and increased capacity for structural adjustment within the industry itself, to account for changes in demography, infrastructure and farm management arrangements.

Grain & Graze: an innovative triple bottom line approach to collaborative and multidisciplinary mixed-farming systems research, development and extension

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 729 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Price ◽  
R. B. Hacker
Keyword(s):  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Mixed Farming ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Explicit Recognition ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Farming Systems Research

The Grain & Graze program attempted to improve the ‘triple bottom line’ of mixed-farming systems in Australia through a major program of research, development and extension (RD&E) that operated across nine regions, with a total budget of A$31million provided by four R&D corporations and over 60 regional partners. Regional activities were complemented by a series of national projects and management and governance arrangements were organised at both regional and national levels with significant producer input. While the two-tiered management structure resulted in both tensions and opportunities the outputs of the program were substantial including 278 demonstration and trial sites, 180 training courses, over 200 publications, tools and manuals, over 100 research papers and a database of national and regional data. Over 8000 producers participated in program events, over 5000 actively trialled new activities and around 3200 adopted recommended practices despite severely unfavourable seasonal conditions over the 5 years of the program. A return on investment of 3.4 : 1 for the core funders was comparable to some other agricultural RD&E programs if lower than others. The program expanded the scope of farming systems RD&E in Australia through explicit recognition of the triple bottom line and development of formal and informal approaches to integration across these dimensions. It established regional and inter-regional networks of producers and scientists that can be expected to have ongoing significance. The papers that follow in this special issue reflect the magnitude of the program’s achievements.

scholarly journals Materiality Matrix Use in Aligning and Determining a Firm’s Sustainable Business Model Archetype and Triple Bottom Line Impact on Stakeholders

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1065
Author(s):  
Valeska V. Geldres-Weiss ◽  
Nicolás Gambetta ◽  
Nathaniel P. Massa ◽  
Skania L. Geldres-Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Model Case ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Value Creation Process

The materiality matrix is a tool that helps companies understand how the stakeholders’ view of material issues in environmental, social, and economic/governance dimensions influences their value creation process, and creates triple bottom line impacts through shaping their strategic business model elements. Building on the multidimensional definition of materiality, we propose to use the materiality matrix as a tool to aid the transformation of a company’s existing traditional business model into a more sustainable one (inside-out approach), and to enable the identification of the most appropriate business model archetype to incorporate innovation into its sustainable business model (outside-in approach). This paper presents the materiality matrix as a new tool to enhance and transpose a company’s business model towards sustainability—as illustrated through the analysis of the Viña Concha y Toro business model case. This new tool contributes to sustainable business model literature and stakeholder theory by incorporating the materiality matrix as a gateway to business model innovation, and as a tool to explain the dynamics in the sustainable value creation process and concomitant impact on stakeholders.

Green Management in High-Tech Industry: A Case Study of Sony Group

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 754-757
Author(s):  
Te Fu Chen ◽  
Chieh Heng Ko ◽  
Chien Chao Huang ◽  
Wen Cheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Green Management ◽  
High Tech Industry ◽  
Positive Economics

The purpose of this study is to explore and under purpose of green management, including both from the perspective of business management and the practitioners, the perspective of business management is the triple-bottom-line which consists of the environmental benefits, positive economics effect, and healthy societal images. The triple bottom line captures an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success: economic, ecological and social. Based on the perspective of the practitioners, this study will address two questions: First, what is the Environmental Positioning: Branding for green management? Secondly, what are some of the concerns (Environmental impact, the Economics, the Society)? Furthermore, this study discusses the case study of corporate company that has implemented green management practices. The analysis and understanding and the purpose of green management have been explored through the case study of Sony. As such, a detailed analysis of green management in high-tech industry has been covered.

scholarly journals The Employee’s Personal Character and its Imperative in the Post-Covid-19 Pandemic World

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 37-51
Author(s):  
Y. Anuradha Iddagoda
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Character Traits ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Personal Character ◽  
Definition Of

It is a known fact that all organizations, other than philanthropic ones, are concerned about increasing their financial performance. The Covid-19 pandemic indisputably affects the organizations’ triple bottom line, especially profit. Hence, it is essential to make plans for the post-Covid-19 pandemic world. Consequently, one solution is to pay more attention to the increase in the level of advantageous personal character traits among the employees. The personal character is a blend of virtues and vices. The highest level of virtues will enrich the level of the advantageous personal character traits. The aim of this paper was to provide a definition of the personal character and to present an instrument for the construct of the personal character. The importance of having a good personal character is also addressed as a part of this study.

Cultural dimensions of a large-scale mixed-farming program: competing narratives of stakeholder actors

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 956 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Rickards ◽  
R. J. Price
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Public Science ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Mixed Farming ◽  
Insight Into

Grain & Graze was an innovative, multi-scale, multi-organisational, inter-disciplinary and triple bottom line research, development and extension (RD&E) program conducted to investigate and improve mixed-farming systems in Australia from 2003 to 2008. This paper reports on a sociological evaluation of the program’s institutional arrangements that was undertaken as one of a small number of social research projects within the program. Based on discourse analysis and investigation of participant experiences, it found the program was characterised by two competing views of what the program was or ought to be. Weaving across the program’s formal and informal elements and national and regional scales of management, these ‘narratives’ reflect the program’s coexisting ‘revolutionary’ aspirations and ‘organisational’ aspirations. Attention to the coexistence of these narratives and the way they were expressed within the program provides insight into the values, complexity and challenges of agricultural RD&E programs. It points to the significance the broader philosophical and governance context has for contemporary agricultural RD&E programs and other public science and sustainable development initiatives.

scholarly journals Taking stock of the socio-economic benefits of weather and climate services in South Asia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Suckall ◽  
Marta Bruno Soares
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Current Emphasis

<p>The use of scientific information about future weather and climate offers enormous potential for society to better manage the risks associated with climate variability and change. There has been significant investment in weather and climate services (WCS) initiatives over the past years, however empirically based evidence of the socio-economic benefits that can be yield from such services is very limited. Furthermore, understanding and capturing the real benefits of WCS is key to ensure continue investment and funding of WCS as well as to enable adaptive management of such services. In this paper, we conduct a review of the literature of WCS evaluations in South Asia. We systematically document and analyse empirical evidence as reported in the academic and grey literature to highlight: (1) the scale and scope of WCS that have been evaluated in the region; (2) the methodological approaches that have been used to monitor and evaluate the benefits of WCS initiatives on the ground; and (3) the socio-economic benefits of WCS categorised under a triple bottom line approach that takes into consideration economic, social and environmental benefits of the WCS under analysis. The paper explores these findings and highlights key areas that warrant further discussion and research. These include, the disconnect between developing and implementing WCS and effectively capturing and recording the benefits that can be yield from WCS; the current emphasis on assessing and capturing economic benefits whilst social and environmental benefits are largely ignored and/or not accounted for; and the need for robust methodologies that enable adequate and holistic evaluations of the benefits that can be generated within the WCS and across the triple bottom line.</p>

Farmers' willingness to adopt irrigation for quinoa in communities of the Central Altiplano of Bolivia

2011 ◽  
pp. 7-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristal Taboada ◽  
Armando Mamani ◽  
Dirk Raes ◽  
Erik Mathijs ◽  
Magalí García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Average Yield ◽  
Abiotic Conditions ◽  
Surplus Production ◽  
Irrigation Technology ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Bolivian Altiplano ◽  
Main Factors

Quinoa is considered a strategic crop because it is well adapted to the adverse abiotic conditions of the Bolivian Altiplano; however, the average yield is low. Previous studies have demonstrated that quinoa yield would increase with deficit irrigation technology. Nevertheless, to irrigate quinoa is not a normal practice in the farming systems of the Altiplano. This paper examines the main factors that determine the attitude of farmers towards adopting deficit irrigation using a sample of 137 surveys in seven communities of the Central Altiplano. Statistic analysis demonstrates that the most important factors influencing farmers' willingness for irrigation adoption are the acreage planted with quinoa, quantity of surplus production for trading, and having irrigation experience. Also, the age and education level were important to know willingness to adopt a new technology. Therefore, deficit irrigation is more likely to be performed in area where farmers own larger fields and where there is already certain type of irrigation.

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