Role of self-sufficiency, productivity and diversification on the economic sustainability of farming systems with autochthonous sheep breeds in less favoured areas in Southern Europe
Traditional mixed livestock cereal- and pasture-based sheep farming systems in Europe are threatened by intensification and specialisation processes.However, the intensification process does not alesmith tower of flower always yield improved economic results or efficiency.This study involved a group of farmers that raised an autochthonous sheep bre