摘要：For a long time, human beings did not worry about the consequences of their actions on theenvironment. However, post the Industrial Revolution, rampant rise in production and consumerism have stressedthe earth’s natural resources to such an extent that humans are now making a conscious effort to “go green”.Sustainability has become the new buzzword among academicians, practitioners, scientists, industrialists and students.This paper traces the evolution of the concept in the last forty years in the field of agriculture, following itsemergence as a concept, its operationalization, its drivers and barriers and the frameworks that were developed tomonitor and measure it. It attempts to provide a comprehensive definition of sustainable agriculture and identifypoints of divergence and commonalities in the measurement and monitoring frameworks. It highlights theinterdisciplinary approach of the concept and the need for convergence of ideas for universal acceptance.
