International audienceThe Livradois-Forez (LF) a small region of fairly low mountains in France where herbivores livestock, mainly cattle, is largely based on grass. In this territory, goat farms are a minority but appear as an attractive way to produce on small areas (fragmented and heterogeneous land) and use of ecosystems with limited potential. The objective of this study was to analyse the diversity of goat farming systems (GFS) and assess their ecological intensification position. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 farmers, a sample selected to cover the diversity of livestock forms in this territory. Our approach is constructed on three concepts: the farming system, the framework of the farming activity and agro-ecolog...