Methods used in agri benchmark are frequently referred to in other sections of the website in the context of the topic presented there. In this section, they are treated in more detail.
A presentation showing the mehods of agri benchmark can be dowloaded here agri benchmark (pdf-Document, 209 kb) - Methods
The major methodological (and organisational) achievement of agri benchmark is probably to set standards, make them transparent and apply them on international level. This refers to a) the data collection, b) the data processing, particularly cost allocation / assignment for cost per unit analysis and c) the presentation formats for results.
The following sections provide details about the methods used in the agri benchmark: