Because of environmental constraints, beef cattle was for more than a century the only viable farming option in the extensive semiarid and subhumid lands of Argentina and the main source of nutrients for humans as well. However, a growing concern and criticism have risen today about its ...
aVarious approaches have been attempted to mitigate the economic and environmental impacts of N losses. One such approach is the use of Urease (UIs) and Nitrification (NIs) inhibitors. There have been extensive studies on the value of UIs in arable farming and NIs in grazed pastures. However,...
veterinary and hygienic. requirements. As we know, salmonella bacteria are very active in organic chicken farms, and environmental factors are not adequately addressed in extensive cattle farms. These two detriments contribute to the fact that farming is often c 适用于欧洲的一个重大因素是兽医和卫生...
European farmers engaged in extensive grazing often struggle economically and are in urgent need of more financial support. Yet the subsidies of the current CAP favour more intensive, less sustainable farming, while failing to support those engaged in extensive grazing,pastoralism, and the management ...
(2019) also state that shrub clearing has contributed to the addition of young farmers, some of whom had no ties to farming before coming to the Leza valley. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, n.d.) defines cultural services as non-tangible assets that people...
While there may be some truth in this argument, systematically assessing the environmental, economic and social evidence comprehensively across such a large range of benefits would be a daunting task. This review has assessed the impacts of regenerative grazing practices on a broader range of natural...
Shandong Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Science for the Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou, 256603, China Jingkuan Sun Contributions Y.C., D.L., and J.G. conceived the research. Y.C. designed the methodology, ran the simulations, and analyzed the results. Y.C., J.S.,...
1. Fifteen female farmers (aged 18--47 years) from two villages of the Mossi Plateau in Upper-Volta participated in a survey in which their daily activity pattern and their energy expenditure were assessed. Eight of the subjects were inv... ...
New evidence in Belize shows the ancient Maya responded to population and environmental pressures by creating massive agricultural features in wetlands, potentially increasing atmospheric CO2 and methane through burn events and farming, according to geographical research at The University of Texas at Austin...
Environmental impactsExtensive or low-input farming is considered a way of remedying many problems associated with intensive farming practices. But do extensive farming systems really result in a clear reduction in environmental impacts, especially if their lower productivity is taken into account? This...