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| Scollan, Nigel; Padel, Susanne; Halberg, Niels; Hermansen, J.E.; Nicholas, Pip; Rinne, Marketta; Zanoli, Raffaele; Zollitsch, Werner; Lauwers, Ludwig. |
| Whether farming strategies built on continuing input intensification or relying on integrated natural resource management are more sustainable and competitive is at the core of the agricultural development debate. The five-year (2011–16) Sustainable Organic and Low Input Dairying (SOLID) project, funded by the European Commission, involved 25 partners across 10 European countries and was designed to support innovation in European organic and low-input dairy farming. Results show that such systems are very diverse, and need tailor-made farm-specific strategies and related policy measures. This article shows that low-input dairying has country-specific farm characteristics, and is potentially competitive when compared to more intensive dairying systems.... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Breeding and genetics; Sheep and goats; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/32160/1/Organic%20and%20Low-Input%20Dairy%20Farming_SOLID_20017-09-25.pdf |
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