Impact evaluation based on benefit indicators (IEBBI): methodological proposal for agroecological farmers’ markets
Farmers’ markets represent a growing strategy for the generation of food sovereignty and sustainability; however, little is known about their impacts in economic, social and environmental terms. The objective of this research was to develop a framework that would allow determining that impact. The r...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repository: | Sustentabilidade em Debate (Online) |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/36070 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/36070 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Farmers’ markets. Organic markets. Short food chains. Impact assessment method. Agroecology. Socio-environmental project. Mexico. |
| Summary: | Farmers’ markets represent a growing strategy for the generation of food sovereignty and sustainability; however, little is known about their impacts in economic, social and environmental terms. The objective of this research was to develop a framework that would allow determining that impact. The resulting methodological framework includes 20 indicators divided into seven groups: proximity, profitability, perceived benefits, areas of opportunity, economic impact, social impact, and environmental impact. This methodology was applied in one agroecological farmers’ market in Mexico City. Among the results, the main benefits are linked to socioeconomic interaction, while environmental impact indicators are the least considered. This methodology can guide the design, implementation, comparison, and monitoring of this type of initiative in the medium and long term. The resulting methodological framework is made up of 20 indicators divided into seven groups: indicators of proximity, profitability, perceived benefits, areas of opportunity, economic impact, social impact, and environmental impact. This methodology can constitute a guide to public policy in the design, implementation, comparison, and monitoring of this type of initiatives in the medium and long term. |
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