Table 3. Matrix of Production System Comparisons to Metrics: of Sustainability
Types of Production Systems Metrics of Production Systems and Sustainability
Productivity-
Yield		 Economics-
Profitability		 Risk
Aversion		 Thermo-
dynamic
Efficiency		 Integrity of
Ecological
Processes		 Environmental
Compatibility
and
Responses		 Land-Labor
Substitution-
Competition		 Social
Acceptance-
Amenity
Values
  • Conc. Animal Enterprise


  • Dairy Farm


  • Grain Farm


  • Amish Farm


  • Organic Farm


  • Slash and Bum Culture


  • Subsistence Cultivation


  • Hydroponic Production


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