Mixed-crop-cultivation

Implementation

Short term

Sustainability components

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

Climate risk region

Northern
Northern

Weather event addressed

Very high temperatures / Heat wave
Summer
Drought
Summer

Farming system

CEREAL CROPS
All crops

Description of the measure

Mixtures of crops like oat/pea, summerwheat/flax…

Comments on sustainability

Less risk because of two crops with different vulnerabilities, positive for soil-life.