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RISE- Response-inducing sustainability evaluation

{Tool} RISE- Response-inducing sustainability evaluation. Creator(s): Grenz, Jan; Sereke, Firesenai; Graf, Martina; Thalmann, Christian; Heeb, Luca; Schoch, Michael; Kaufmann, Madeleine and Wyss, Rebekka. Issuing Organisation(s): BFH-HAFL - Bern University of Applied Sciences/School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences. (2000)

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Document available online at: https://www.bfh.ch/hafl/en/research/reference-projects/rise/


Summary

RISE is a computer-supported indicator-based method for assessing the economic, social and environmental sustainability performance of agricultural production at the farm level. The purpose of RISE is to contribute to enhancing the sustainability of agricultural production, by supporting knowledge-based processes that are founded on voluntary participation, confidentiality and capacity building. The evaluation is based on ten indicators that reflect environmental, economic and social aspects. The most important data source is a questionnaire-based interview with the farmer. The evaluated data are visualized as a sustainability polygon and serve as a basis to a feedback dialogue in which the farmer and the trained RISE consultant jointly identify potentials for improving farm sustainability performance.
Training in the RISE method for professionals in the agriculture and related industries are regularly carried out. On completion of the course, participants are able to use the RISE method independently to evaluate the sustainability of agricultural operations.
RISE is aimed at agricultural consultants, for use in education, in development projects and in raw material sourcing. The tool is internationally relevant for all farms, organic and conventional. The software has been tested around the world, is available in seven languages and can be used both on- and off-line.


EPrint Type:Practice tool
Teaser:Holistically evaluate farm sustainability: environmental, economic and social aspects.
What problem does the tool address?:Farming sustainably can be a very demanding task, one that requires a high motivation and in-depth knowledge of the operation and its environment. Measuring sustainability of agricultural production is complicated.
What solution does the tool offer?:The RISE method contributes to a more sustainable agriculture by translating the sustainability paradigm to the farm level, and by making sustainability better measurable, communicable and tangible.
Country:Switzerland
Type of Practice Tool:Calculation tools
Theme:Soil quality and fertility, Nutrient management, Pest and disease control, Crop specific
Keywords:Environment, Society, Sustainable livelihoods, Climate change, Environmental protection, Biodiversity, Environmental impact assessment, Nature conservation, Sustainability, Farm management, Monitoring and evaluation, Digital technology, Information technology, Farm economics, Human resource management, agricultural economics
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
environment
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2593
English
society
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_50309
English
sustainable livelihoods
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000157
English
climate change
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666
English
environmental protection
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15898
English
biodiversity
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949
English
Environmental Impact Assessment
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33483
English
nature conservation
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5092
English
sustainability
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33560
English
farm management
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799
English
monitoring and evaluation
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea12d1e
English
digital technology
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4b2d7f85
English
information technology
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36660
English
agricultural economics
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8672
English
human resource management -> human resources management
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1331026477819
Subjects: Farming Systems > Farm economics
Farming Systems > Social aspects
Environmental aspects
Research affiliation: Switzerland > HAFL
Related Links:https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39114, https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=867817100734095&id=313194372863040, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1359413031311187971
Project ID:ofk
Deposited By: Dietemann, Lauren
ID Code:39114
Deposited On:08 Feb 2021 10:32
Last Modified:26 Jul 2022 16:22
Document Language:English, German/Deutsch, Danish/Dansk, French/Francais, Polish/Polski, Spanish/Español, Turkish/Türkiye, Ukranian/Українська
Status:Published

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