Transhumance Farming in Swiss Mountains: Adaptation to a Changing Environment

Transhumance Farming in Swiss Mountains: Adaptation to a Changing Environment

Families living on transhumance farms (Stufenbetriebe) in the Swiss Alps may move with their cattle up to 12 times a year between as many as 4 altitudinal levels. Transhumance farms have come under increasing political pressure to improve their economic performance, which has been hampered by a numb...

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Main Authors: Christine Jurt, Isabel Häberli, Ruth Rossier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2015-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
Transhumance farming
Family farm
Risk perception
Risk network
Adaptation
Mountain
Switzerland
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00022.1

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