Weisshaidinger, R.; Frick, R.; Moakes, S.; Müller, A.; Bartel, A.; Schwank, O.; Biedermann, R. and Stolze, M. (2018) Opportunities for farming in alpine countries – pathways to truly grassland-based beef and milk production in Austria and Switzerland. In: Book of Abstracts. 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS), 7 - 9 November 2018, Eisenstadt, Austria, p. 55.
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Farming in the alpine countries of Austria and Switzerland fulfils important economic, socio-cultural and ecological functions for society. However, even though both Austria and Switzerland have increasingly focused their agricultural policy towards ecology, in both countries negative environmental impacts of agriculture still have to be reduced massively.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | dairy farms, sustainability assessment, organic agriculture, animal huybandry, agricultural policy, rural sociology, grassland-based livestock systems |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English farms http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2809 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle "Organics" in general Food systems > Policy environments and social economy |
| Research affiliation: | Austria > FiBL Austria Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society Switzerland > Other organizations |
| Deposited By: | Stolze, Dr. Matthias |
| ID Code: | 34746 |
| Deposited On: | 28 Feb 2019 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Apr 2022 14:48 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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