Dual purpose crops

Implementation

Short term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Atlantic
Atlantic

Weather event addressed

Drought
Very high temperatures / Heat wave

Farming system

ANIMALS
Animals

Description of the measure

Dual purpose crops

Comments on sustainability

A double-purpose crop, such as corn or wheat, can allow the breeder to adapt to the conditions of the year and direct production towards the constitution of fodder stocks during difficult conditions.