Environmental and socioeconomic benefits of a division of labour between lowland and mountain farms in milk production systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 149, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-10

  Marton, S M R R ^a,b   Zimmermann, A ^c   Kreuzer, M ^b   Gaillard, G ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Contract rearing; Less favoured areas; Life cycle assessment; Regional optimisation; System expansion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LABOR DIVISION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MILK PRODUCTION; MOUNTAIN REGION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84981173446     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.07.015     Document Type: Article

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