In the same line, Chowdhury et al. (2006) identifi ed sustainability
assessment indicators for shrimp farming system. Sustainability indicators
from environmental point of view were defi ned as water/effl uents and
soil quality, land use pattern, salinisation, and biodiversity; from economic
point of view were productivity, profi tability, stability, wealth creation, and
international competitiveness; and from the point of view of social terms
were employment opportunity, food security, knowledge, equity , and
social acceptability.
The above review indicates that agricultural sustainability assessment
has been applied in various studies and researches. Several indicators
that have been reviewed can be summarized in Table 1.
Table 1 Sustainability indicators: theoretically proposed and practically
applied
Sources Environmental Economic Social
Barbier
(1987)
- Genetic diversity - Increased productivity
- Equity enhancing
- Social justice
- Participation
Simon
(1989)
- The species of
crops kept
- Land carrying
capacity
- Yield - The productive
technology used
- The land tenure
system
Brklacich et
al. (1991)
- Environmental accounting
- Carrying capacity
- Sustained yield
- Production viability
- Product supply and
security
- Equity