A pathway for decreasing the water footprint from grazing-based beef production systems in the Tropics

Mariana Pereira Barsotti, Roberto Giolo de Almeida, Manuel Claudio Motta Macedo, Rodrigo da Costa Gomes, Julio Cesar Pascale Palhares, Andre Mazzetto and Uta Dickhoefer

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 222, issue C

Abstract: Water availability shapes agricultural land use patterns, which in turn impacts water supplies. Beef cattle production is one of the most water-intensive food production activities. Therefore, it is fundamental to identify pathways to reduce water consumption and to determine suitable producing-regions to mitigate the current pressures on water resources.

Keywords: Agro-silvopastoral; Blue water; Green water; Life cycle assessment; Water use; Water scarcity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104192

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