Crop-Livestock Farming Systems Assessment in Europe

This flow chart (usable with FADN data) takes into account the level of integration between crops and livestock by considering the proportion of homegrown feed.

This chart leads to 7 farm types ranging from specialized ones to those which present the larger integration of crops and animal productions. Let us note that this integration is shown through the proportion of homegrown feed, but it could be based on other criteria, such as the proportion of fertilization of crops by animal by products (manure, slurry).

This chart will be used to distinguish specialized and mixed farming systems in large networks of farms to proceed to a comparison between these 2 types of farming systems.