Grain production autonomy
Implementation
Mid term
Sustainability components
- GHG emissions
- Air quality
- Soil
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
- Economic
- Social
- Technical feasibility
Climate risk region
Southern
Weather event addressed
Farming system
ANIMALS
Dairy
Description of the measure
Increase grain autonomy for reduced dependency on feedstuff
Comments on sustainability
Grain autonomy is not as critical as fodder due to greater availability even in bad years. However, cereals are in most places easy to produce and a part of the crop rotation for dairy farms. Grain autonomy reduce feedstuff dependency. Diversification in grain production is also a part of the measure. This meausre can be difficult to achieve in some mountain areas in Atlantic Spain.