Plant Production and Protection Division: Prairies, pâturages et cultures fourragères

Les chiffres actuels estiment que 26% de la superficie terrestre mondiale et 70% de la superficie agricole mondiale sont couverts de prairies, qui contribuent à la subsistance de plus de 800 millions de personnes. EIles sont une source d'alimentation importante pour le bétail, en tant qu’habitat pour les espèces sauvages, pour la protection d'environnement, le stockage du carbone et de l'eau ainsi que pour la conservation in situ des ressources phytogénétiques. L'augmentation rapide de la population, liée aux effets du changement climatique, a accru la pression sur les prairies du monde, en particulier dans les milieux arides et semi-arides. De plus des portions de prairies sur tous les continents souffrent de la dégradation.

Typologie de prairies

NEWS

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

Nouvelles publications

Base de données		Information
Descriptifs du pâturage Profils des espèces de prairies		Typologie de prairies Projets sur le terrain Les publications sur les prairies, pâturages et cultures fourragèress Grasslands Carbon Working Group

Réunions

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...]

Core Themes