Managing conflicting goals in pig farming: farmers' strategies and perspectives on sustainable pig farming in Sweden

Industrial meat production has several negative environmental effects. Governments’ agricultural policies aim for cost efficiency combined with high environmental and animal welfare, which puts farmers in a difficult situation trying to navigate between sometimes contradictory requirements. This pap...

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Main Authors: Erika Öhlund, Monica Hammer, Johanna Björklund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2017.1399514