This data article contains annotation data characterizing Multi Criteria Assessment Methods proposed in the scientific literature by INRA researchers belonging to the Social Science, Agriculture and Food, Rural Development and Environment department. Those researchs aim to on the one hand, to understand the functioning and social and economic developments of agriculture, food processing industries, agribusinesses, food with close links to local and global environmental stakes, and on the other hand, to shed light on public debates and public and private decisions.