65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025

65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025

Building a policy relevant index of agricultural sustainable productivity

Conference

65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025

Format: IPS Abstract - WSC 2025

Session: IPS 937 - Measuring Sustainable Productivity in Agriculture

Wednesday 8 October 10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Europe/Amsterdam)

Abstract

Increasing agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability is necessary to provide sufficient affordable and nutritious food for a growing global population, while supporting livelihoods and improving environmental outcomes. It is feasible to measure sustainable agricultural productivity growth using existing methodologies and databases. This presentation will analyze the main challenges for building an index of sustainable agricultural productivity that are agreeable for policy makers from different countries and backgrounds.