‘Multi-SWOT’ Multi-Stakeholder-Based Sustainability Assessment Methodology: Applied to Improve Slovenian Legume-Based Agri-Food Chains

Assessing the sustainability of agri-food chains is challenging for several reasons. It should account impacts on environmental, social, and economic wellbeing simultaneously, considering both individual links in chain as a whole. The primary aim this study to assess conditions meeting criteria legume-based Slovenia. Therefore, quantitative assessment methodology was developed, using multi-stakeholder approach, which upgraded traditional SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Our called ‘Multi-SWOT’, aggregates table inputs identified by stakeholders into factors, themes focus areas, according their importance chain, each pillar, chain. By accounting relative number incentives (beneficial factors) barriers (constraint we those factors that enhance Slovenian jeopardising it. incorporation perspectives presents an innovative approach adds value standard serves guide help decision-makers better understand multidimensionality identify effective activities support strengthen current legume