Resilience of Swiss summer farms: An interdisciplinary analysis of key challenges and adaptations

Maximilian Meyer, Sandra Contzen, Michael Feller, Caren M. Pauler, Massimiliano Probo, Alexander Röösli, Remo S. Schmidt and Manuel K. Schneider

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 227, issue C

Abstract: Summer farms in Switzerland provide a broad bundle of ecosystem services to society: they produce ruminant-based food, provide areas of recreation and biodiversity conservation, and are an important part of mountain cultural heritage and tourism. However, the activity of these farms is declining, with mostly negative implications for the services they provide.

Keywords: Swiss summer farms; Employment; Landscape maintenance; Resilience; Pasture management; Livestock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104365

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