In the project ‘Interaction of Economy and Ecology in Swiss Farms’ (part of the National Research Programme 73), we examined the environmental efficiency and economic performance of various product groups using a detailed life cycle assessment of a sample of farms. It was found that whereas synergies exist between good environmental efficiency and economic performance, no significant trade-offs arise.
With the project 360i – part of the Agroscope Research Programme ‘Indicate’ – we are engaged in developing an evaluation system for agricultural systems encompassing the environmental impacts estimated from both the life cycle assessment and the ecosystem services.
