Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA)

2014

The SAFA tool aims to assess sustainability along four dimensions (economic, social, environmental, governance) which define universal sustainability goals for food and agriculture supply chains. The SAFA tool is based on 118 indicators (ratings) that are applicable to all enterprise sizes and types, and in all contexts. It consists of a software package, demo video in three English, French and Spanish, and documents on guidelines, indicators and software manual. The software can be freely downloaded after registration.

Countries: Non-country specific
Commodities: Non-Commodity specific
Topics: Sustainability in general, Economic sustainability in general, Social sustainability in general, Environmental sustainability in general, Sustainability measurement and assessment tools
Authoring organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Category: Field-based materials
Level suitability: Intermediate, Advanced
Type: Tool
Format: Online material
References (Download): EN