Crops diversification > 5 crops at farm level

Implementation

Mid term

Sustainability components

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

Climate risk region

Southern
Southern

Weather event addressed

Drought
Spring
Very high temperatures / Heat wave
Spring and Summer

Farming system

CEREAL CROPS
Cereals, legumes, oilseeds, vegetables

Description of the measure

>5 main crops, contrasting climatic characteristics or/and complementary: annual or perennial, winter or spring…

Comments on sustainability

The most diversification, the best. It could suppose better incomes for the farmer, low economic risk with a higher diversification. Better risk diversification. May need advisory for new crops. Could suppose more difficulties to acess to new markets. Mixt systems are more resilient to plagues and extreme weather events as drought and high temperatures