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Bucking the trend: Crop farmers' motivations for reintegrating livestock

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  • Meunier, Clémentine
  • Martin, Guillaume
  • Barnaud, Cécile
  • Ryschawy, Julie

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European farms and regions follow the trend of agricultural specialisation, which results in a disconnection between crop and livestock production. High-input specialised farming systems are continuing to be developed even though they generate negative environmental impacts. Despite these trends, a few pioneering farmers have intentionally reintegrated livestock onto crop farms in several regions. To date, research has rarely examined farmers' motivations to develop such systems.

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  • Meunier, Clémentine & Martin, Guillaume & Barnaud, Cécile & Ryschawy, Julie, 2024. "Bucking the trend: Crop farmers' motivations for reintegrating livestock," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 214(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:214:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x23002251
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103820
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