Analysing the Recent Dynamics of Agricultural Sustainability in Portugal Using a Compromise Programming Approach

Society recognises the importance of agriculture to supply goods, which are essential for human survival and well-being. Sustainable is an important goal since resources need be preserved future generations. The recent agricultural policy orientations towards environmental concerns have also had consequences Portuguese agriculture. information provided by 2019 Agricultural Census offers opportunity analyse dynamics establish rankings municipalities related sustainability. Sustainability in can studied using different types indicators, but its quantification aggregation into index still difficult. This paper proposes approach based on compromise programming sustainability considering between 2009 Census. has three main steps: first one, indicators selected a HJ-Biplot Cluster analysis carried out identify groups general dynamics; second step, weights defined, novel model implemented define each year; finally, third spatial analysed classified clusters previously created. was data from 308 12 individual encompassing several dimensions results were promising allowed identification tendencies regarding