Principles from agriculture in the ‘good old days’ may inspire to sustainable solutions for the future. Instead of moving towards a higher degree of specialization, a new big EU-project will look into the benefits of mixed farming and agroforestry systems climate, environment and society in general. The efficiency of production in terms of the use of resources such as water, nutrients, land and ecosystem services must be strengthened in European agriculture. Climate change and more extreme weather also make it necessary to look at agriculture with new eyes. Therefore, networks of both organic and conventional farmers and research institutions from 10 countries have joined forces in a project application that has now become the MIXED project, starting today, 1 October 2020, and where innovative solutions in mixed farming and agroforestry are in focus.
Read more: https://dca.au.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/vis/artikel/landbrug-med-blandet-produktion-har-mange-fordele-1
Mixed website: https://projects.au.dk/mixed/