Term:
Mixed-farming system; mixed farming
Definition:
Farming involving crops, livestock and/or trees. In particular this includes livestock systems in which more than 10 percent of the dry matter fed to animals comes from crop by-products/stubble or more than 10 percent of the total value of production comes from non-livestock farming activities.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
Terminology for integrated resource planning and management, FAO, 1999 (X2079E).