I. AGRICULTURE IN THE BROADER ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT

1 Contextual Information and Indicators

2 Farm Financial Resources

• Agricultural GDP

• Land use

• • Stock of agricultural land
  • Change in agricultural land
  • Agricultural land use

• Farm income

• Agricultural output

• Agri-environmental expenditure

• Public and private agri-environmental expenditure
• Expenditure on agri-environmental research

• Farm employment

• Farmer age/gender distribution

• Farmer education

• Number of farms

• Agricultural support

II. FARM MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Farm Management

• Whole farm management

• Environmental whole farm management plans
• Organic farming

• Nutrient management

• Nutrient management plans
• Soil tests

• Soil and land management

• Soil cover
• Land management practices

• Pest management

• Use of non-chemical pest control methods
• Use of integrated pest management

• Irrigation and water management

• Irrigation technology

III. USE OF FARM INPUTS AND NATURAL RESOURCES

1 Nutrient Use

2 Pesticide Use and Risks

3 Water Use

• Nitrogen balance
• Nitrogen efficiency

• Pesticide use

• Water use intensity

• Pesticide risk

• Water use efficiency

• Water use technical efficiency
• Water use economic efficiency

• Water stress

IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE

1 Soil Quality

3 Land Conservation

4 Greenhouse Gases

• Risk of soil erosion by water

• Risk of soil erosion by wind

• Water retaining capacity

• Gross agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

• Off-farm sediment flow
  (soil retaining capacity)

2 Water Quality

• Water quality risk indicator

• Water quality state indicator

5 Biodiversity

6 Wildlife Habitats

7 Landscape

• Genetic diversity

• Intensively-farmed agricultural habitats

• Structure of landscapes

• Environmental features and land use patterns
• Man-made objects (cultural features)

• Species diversity

• Wild species
• Non-native species

• Semi-natural agricultural habitats

• Uncultivated natural

• Habitat matrix

• Eco-system diversity

  (see Wildlife Habitats)

• Landscape management

• Landscape costs and benefits