Future perspectives of Brazilian beef production: what is the role of Silvopastoral systems?
Katrin Agethen,
Rogerio Martins Mauricio,
Claus Deblitz
et al.
Abstract:Against the backdrop of changing production conditions and market requirements, it seems time has come to rethink Brazil’s beef production systems. We analyse the economic and environmental performance of three beef production systems: classic beef production system (CB), and two types of silvopastoral systems: the integrated crop-livestock-forestry system (ICLFS) and the natural regeneration system (NR) in a comparative case study analysis. We find that, though costs of production are the lowest for CB, only … Show more
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