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Climate resilience of farming systems in steep mountain terrain of selected regions in South Asia
APN Science Bulletin, 2021 This study assessed the climate resilience and characterized the existing farming systems in steep terrain in the hilly regions in South Asia.
Thusitha Bandara +8 more
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Shrub encroachment in pastures in the Alps
Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2008 Landscape closing due to the decline in agricultural activity is considered to be a major problem in the Alps. Abondance Valley provides a good example of this phenomenon and is also representative of a paradox commonly found in the Northern French Alps:
Olivier Camacho +2 more
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2020 Dairy mountain farms are economically disadvantaged due to small farm size and high production costs. However, these farms are of importance for the preservation of traditional landscapes and biodiversity, especially when they are managed extensively ...
Sarah Kühl, Laura Flach, Matthias Gauly
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HeliyonLand-based livelihoods in Pakistan's high mountain regions are highly vulnerable to climate change due to the complex interactions between people and their natural environment. This study uses a mixed-method approach to explore how climate change affects
Iftikhar Ali +3 more
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Is Tourism the Beginning or the End? Livelihoods of Georgian Mountain People at Stake
Mountain Research and Development, 2020 This study is an attempt to empirically understand the transformation of rooted livelihoods after the arrival of tourism in the Greater Caucasus. A case-specific methodology combining qualitative and geographic information methods enabled us to identify ...
Gvantsa Salukvadze, Norman Backhaus
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Nitrogen farm balance and efficiency in mountain dairy farms
, 2021 The study showed poor sustainability characteristics of dairy farming systems in the considered Lombardy mountain area, particularly in terms of low feed self-sufficiency, high stocking density and, in a number of cases, high farm N ...
Gislon G. +4 more
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A Multiscale Transdisciplinary Framework for Advancing the Sustainability Agenda of Mountain Agricultural Systems [PDF]
, 2020 Mountain agricultural systems (MASs) are multifunctional andmultidimensional sociocultural systems. They are constantlyinfluenced by many factors whose intensity and impacts areunpredictable.
Shakya, Bandana +3 more
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LandIn Kyrgyzstan, most farming systems focus on animal husbandry, which depends on mixtures of crops and pastures around settlements and higher-elevation summer pastures.
Azamat Azarov +4 more
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Summer Farms in Switzerland: Profitability and Public Financial Support
Mountain Research and Development, 2018 Summer farms are seasonal enterprises in high-elevation mountain regions, established for and highly specialized in grazing ruminants. This article synthesizes studies by the Swiss AlpFUTUR research program on the profitability of and public financial ...
Tobias Schulz +2 more
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Do Dairy Farming Systems Differ in Antimicrobial Use?
Animals, 2019 The quantitative assessment of antimicrobial use (AMU) in food-producing animals contributes to the provision of essential information for developing relevant and effective policies to reduce use and to control antimicrobial resistance.
Anna Zuliani +7 more
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