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| ERMGASSEN, E. K. H. J. zu; ALCÂNTARA, M. P. de; BALMFORD, A.; BARIONI, L. G.; BEDUSCHI NETO, F.; BETTARELLO, M. M. F.; BRITO, G. de; CARRERO, G. C.; FLORENCE, E. da A. S.; GARCIA, E.; GONÇALVES, E. T.; LUZ, C. T. da; MALLMAN, G. M.; STRASSBURG, B. B. N.; VALENTIM, J. F.; LATAWIEC, A.. |
| Agriculture in Brazil is booming. Brazil has the world?s second largest cattle herd and is the second largest producer of soybeans, with the production of beef, soybeans, and bioethanol forecast to increase further. Questions remain, however, about how Brazil can reconcile increases in agricultural production with protection of its remaining natural vegetation. While high hopes have been placed on the potential for intensification of low-productivity cattle ranching to spare land for other agricultural uses, cattle productivity in the Amazon biome (29% of the Brazilian cattle herd) remains stubbornly low, and it is not clear how to realize theoretical productivity gains in practice. We provide results from six initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon, which are... |
| Tipo: Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE) |
Palavras-chave: Land sparing; Agricultura sustentable; Livestock productivity; Productividad pecuaria; Agricultura sustentável; Pecuária; Bovinocultura; Produtividade; Sustainable agriculture; Amazonía; Amazonia. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1090799 |
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