The application of ecologically intensive principles to the systemic redesign of livestock farms on native grasslands: A case of co-innovation in Rocha, Uruguay

A. Ruggia, S. Dogliotti, V. Aguerre, M.M. Albicette, A. Albin, O. Blumetto, G. Cardozo, C. Leoni, G. Quintans, S. Scarlato, P. Tittonell and W.A.H. Rossing

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 191, issue C

Abstract: Family-run cow-calf farms based on native grasslands exhibit low economic and social sustainability, as reflected in low family incomes and high workloads. Experimental results have shown that pasture–herd interaction management could improve native grasslands and animal productivity.

Keywords: Pasture–herd interactions; Native grasslands; Systems thinking; Monitoring and evaluation; Participatory approach; Reflexivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103148

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