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Sustainability Pathways

Template for Proposals of Best Practices for Sustainability and Livestock

By clicking on question mark sign next to text boxes you can find more descriptions, definitions, and guiding questions to orientate you through kind of information we are looking for. And you are welcome to provide other relevant information on your best practices in the field Comments at the bottom of the page.

Name of sustainable practice or practicesThis field is required
Name of main actorThis field is required
Type of actors involvedThis field is required
Livestock SpeciesThis field is required
 
Livestock Species
Please select all livestock species that are managed using sustainable practices
Livestock breed
CountryThis field is required
Agro-ecological regionThis field is required
Main feature of best practiceThis field is required
Key features of livestock farming systemThis field is required
 
Key features of livestock farming system
In landless livestock keeping animals are mostly kept in an enclosure while commercial landless systems are medium and large-scale. Pastoral farming employs natural pastures, wood-pastures and sown grasslands for livestock feeding. Commercial pastoral livestock keeping can also have a high share of animal feed from pastures. Nomadic pastoralism involves herding in order to find new pastures. Organic agriculture enhances agro-ecosystem health, biodiversity and biological cycles. Biodynamic agriculture involves spiritual-ethical-ecological approach to agriculture while permaculture strives to create regenerative agricultural practices following diversity, stability and resilience of natural ecosystems.
Year practice/management strategies started to be implementedThis field is required
Key practices implemented to improve sustainability of livestock managementThis field is required
 
Key practices implemented to improve sustainability of livestock management
Please describe what practices/management/actions in livestock operations are improving animal health and welfare, optimizing land use for grazing and other activities and have positive impacts on the environment. Examples of successful practices can include changing of animal diets, improving grazing strategies and use of available land (e.g. crop and livestock or silvopastoral activities), improving veterinary control and optimizing resources use/infrastructure on the farm.
Key impacts of the best practices on sustainability of farming systemThis field is required
 
Key impacts of the best practices on sustainability of farming system
Please indicate the best practices and if possible describe how they have affected environmental integrity of the farming system. Examples in three major features of sustainability can include the following. In terms of impacts on environment: changes in vegetation and associated biodiversity (such as occurrence of different butterfly, bird, insect, amphibian species), water quality in adjacent water bodies, land and soil quality, land use and land cover; better animal health and welfare: less stress of animals, , better quality of livestock products through improving livestock diets. Other changes may include yield and income increases, better social and labour conditions for livestock keepers, etc.
Constraints and opportunities observed during implementation of described practices
 
Constraints and opportunities observed during implementation of described practices
Please describe what challenges you have faced when implementing described practices.Which opportunities did/do you see in taking further actions for improving sustainability of livestock operations?
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