The issue of assessment of absolute and comparative sustainability of major farming structures is among the most … practically there are no assessments on sustainability level of Bulgarian farms of different juridical type in conditions of … comparative sustainability of Bulgarian farming enterprises of different juridical type. Initially the method of the study is …

The issue of assessment sustainability of agricultural farms as a whole and of different type is among the most topical … practically there are no assessments on sustainability level of Bulgarian farms in conditions of European Union Common … Agricultural Policy implementation. This article applies a holistic framework and assesses sustainability of Bulgarian farms as a …

, namely: "what is farm sustainability?", "what is the relation between farm and agrarian sustainability?", "which are critical … factors of farms sustainability?", and "how to assess farms sustainability level". First, evolution of the "concept" of farm … sustainability as alternative ideology, new strategy, system characteristics etc. is analyzed and discussed. On that base is …

This article presents a holistic approach for assessing agrarian sustainability in Bulgaria based on its economic … on expert evaluation. Our study has found that the Bulgarian agriculture on macro-level has good sustainability. Some of … the sustainability aspects have higher levels (e.g. the economic aspect) while others (social and environmental) are …

mechanisms of governance of environmental sustainability. The agricultural sector is used to illustrate the approach, test the … framework, and support with examples. Firstly, we discuss the modern concepts and the economics of sustainability. Secondly, we …

In Bulgaria, like in most countries, the comprehensive assessments on agrarian sustainability are mostly at sectoral or … farm levels while there is practically no in-depth study on sustainability at sub-sector (industry) level. This paper tries … to fill the gap and assess the sustainability of different sub-sectors in Bulgarian agriculture. First a holistic …

English Abstract: Evaluation of sustainability of agricultural farms is among the most topical academic and practical …, ecological, etc. sustainability of farms in general and holdings of different type in Bulgaria during EU CAP implementation. This … paper presents a holistic framework for defining and assessing sustainability of farms for the specific conditions of …

This paper gives an answer to important questions such as: "what is sustainability of farms?" and "how to assess … sustainability of farms?" First, evolution of the "concept" and the major approaches for assessing sustainability of farms is … discussed. More adequate definition of the farm sustainability is suggested as ability of a particular farm to maintain its …