Mixed farming systems
FAO is now working to promote mixed farming systems where crops and livestock complement each other at the farm level. Such systems produce a bigger range of products and thus reduce farmers' risks. Livestock are a source of draught power, fuel and biogas. Major waste disposal problems are solved by feeding the livestock crop residues and using manure to fertilize the fields. Grazing livestock can also be used for weed control.
Ecuador: traditional threshing of barley using
donkeys
FAO/15636/J. Bravo
- More photos in this series:
- Uganda: traditional milking
- Afghanistan: chicken vaccination
- More resources:
- Photofile archive
- Factfile archive
- Agriculture Department
- Animal Production and Health Division
- Media database
- News & Highlights archive
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