Open AccessApproaches to building and evaluating sustainable agricultural systems in the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union
Author(s) -
Aleksei V. Bogoviz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/274/1/012002
Subject(s) - agriculture , sustainability , economic union , european union , agricultural productivity , sustainable development , member states , natural resource economics , business , environmental resource management , environmental planning , international trade , geography , political science , economics , ecology , archaeology , law , biology
The paper is devoted to analyzing the issues of agricultural sustainability in the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, a regional organization connecting Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, and the Kyrgyz Republic. We note that there is no single study that comprehensively addresses this highly important issue; therefore, a review of major approaches to building and evaluating agricultural systems is conducted with the purpose of their further application in the Eurasian Economic Union. The paper distinguishes the total of four approaches and provides their brief overview: (1) a balance between energy and matter in sustainability and innovations; (2) water and soil consumption in agricultural production; (3) potential environmental impacts; (4) energy dimension in sustainable agricultural systems.