Application of manures

Implementation

Short term

Sustainability components

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

Climate risk region

Southern
Southern

Weather event addressed

Floods / Heavy rainfall
Autumn and winter
Drought
Spring and Summer

Farming system

FRUITS & VINEYARDS
Vineyards

Description of the measure

Use of manure from different local animals for impoving organic matter content

Comments on sustainability

The use of manures has an undeniable benefit on soil biology (Organic matter and nutrients increase, water retention improves, erosion decreases and soil biodiversity increases) The main constraint is that livestock farming is more and more decoupled from agricultural production