Does pig production improves cattle farm sustainability in the French massif central? A hierarchical constrained directional benefit-of-the-doubt approach

Claire Mosnier, Sanae Boukhriss and Jean-Joseph Minviel

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 210, issue C

Abstract: Pig production systems are currently in decline in the French Massif Central, while herbivore production systems, most of which are specialised, generate little income. The diversification of herbivore farms with pig production appears to be an interesting lever for improving farm sustainability.

Keywords: Diversification; Mixed livestock farming system; Bioeconomic model; Sustainability; Composite indicator; Farm design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103692

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