ASSESSMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURE: APPLICATION OF SELECTED MULTI-CRITERIA METHODS IN CASE OF SLOVENIA

J. Prisenk, A. Borec, M. Kljajic, D. Majkovic, K. Pazek, P. Simonic, A. Skraba, J. Turk, C. Rozman

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to employ the use of multi-criteria analysis in quantification of the multifunctional agriculture (MFA). For this purpose, two methodological approaches are used and compared: Analytical-Hierarchical Process (AHP) for group decision making and multi-attribute utility theory (MAU T), under the assumption that MFA in Slovenia exist, while its level vary through regions/farms. The results showed that organic farms yielded with the highest final priority assessment with respect to the concept of multi-functionality.

Keywords: Analytical-Hierarchical Process (AHP); multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT); multifunctional agriculture

Date published: 2017-10-10