Collaboration between mountain and lowland farms decreases environmental impacts of dairy production: The case of Swiss contract rearing
Mountain farming areas are associated with high nature value and offer attractive landscapes, but farming in these areas is less viable than farming in more favorable regions. Consequently, there is a threat of land abandonment. Additionally, due to lower productivity of mountain farms, their produc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00074/full |