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AGP - Praderas, pastizales y cultivos forrajeros
 

Las cifras actuales estiman que el 26% de la superficie terrestre mundial y el 70% de la superficie agrícola mundial están cubiertos por praderas, que contribuyen a la subsistencia de más de 800 millones de personas. Son una fuente importante de alimentación para el ganado, un hábitat para la flora y fauna silvestres, proporciona protección al medio ambiente, almacenamiento de carbono y agua y la conservación in situ de recursos fitogenéticos. El rápido aumento de la población, junto con los efectos del cambio climático, ha aumentado la presión sobre los pastizales del mundo, en particular en ambientes áridos y semiáridos, y las porciones de praderas en todos los continentes están sufriendo degradación.

Tipología de las paraderas

 

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The Multisward Project
The objective of Multisward is to support developments and innovations in grassland use and management in different European farming systems (including low-input and organic), pedoclimatic and socio-economic conditions i) to enhance the role of grasslands at farm and landscape levels to produce environmental goods and to limit the erosion of biodiversity and ii) to optimise economic, agronomic and nutritional advantages for the development of innovative and sustainable ruminant production systems.

AGP Country Pasture Profiles Reach 100
One hundred profiles are now available in the AGP Country Pasture Profile database. Developed to make available basic information about the pasture and forage resources of countries, each profile provides a broad overview of relevant general, topographical, climatic and...[more]

Integração soja-bovinos de corte no sul do Brasil
Boletim tecnico - Grupo de Pesquisa em Integração Lavoura-Pecuária da UFRGS

Nuevas publicaciones

Reuniones

Celebrating Diversity: People, Place and Purpose
Australian Rangeland Society 17th Biennial Conference, Kununurra, Western Australia, 23-27 September 2012

To receive a copy of the proceedings from IX International Rangeland Congress -Diverse Rangelands for a Sustainable Society - held in Rosario, Argentina, April 2 to 8, 2011 on CD-Rom please contact Suzanne Redfern


An International Terminology for Grazing Lands and Grazing Animals has been published by the International Forage and Grazing Lands Terminology Committee. It's objective is to develop a consensus of terms and definitions to ensure clear international communication regarding grazing lands and grazing animals.

Terms included have relevance to both domesticated and wild grazing animals. It is intended that these terms enhance communication in education, science, industry and production and that they become the standard for use in publications.

Please click here for free access to Terminology at Wiley Online Library

Are grasslands under threat?
According to FAOSTAT the area under Pasture and Fodder Crops has decreased in Africa and South America. Large grassland areas have been destroyed or converted into agricultural land during the last 30 years. [more...]

 

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