Circular economy in agriculture: unleashing the potential of integrated organic farming for food security and sustainable development

T Selvan, L Panmei, KK Murasing, V Guleria… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Food is a basic human requirement which sustains the dynamics of the Earth's inhabitants
by satisfying hunger, providing nutrition and health, and catering to culture, tradition, and …

The origin, supply chain, and deforestation risk of Brazil's beef exports

EKHJ Zu Ermgassen, J Godar… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Though the international trade in agricultural commodities is worth more than 1.6trillion/year,westillhaveapoorunderstandingofthesupply…
.Inthisstudy,weprovideawall-to-wallsubnationalmapoftheoriginandsupplych…,offal …

Integrated farming system approaches to achieve food and nutritional security for enhancing profitability, employment, and climate resilience in India

V Paramesh, N Ravisankar, UK Behera… - Food and energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Integrated farming systems (IFS) entail a holistic approach to farming aimed at meeting the
multiple demands (impart farm resilience, farmer livelihoods, food security, ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] The expansion of intensive beef farming to the Brazilian Amazon

P Vale, H Gibbs, R Vale, M Christie, E Florence… - Global Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Systems of intensive animal farming, such as the confinement of beef cattle, are
widespread in the developed world. Such practices have been under scrutiny since the …

Agricultural productivity and forest conservation: evidence from the Brazilian Amazon

N Koch, EKHJ zu Ermgassen… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A mix of public policy and market interventions in the mid‐2000s led to historic reductions in
deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The collateral impact of these forest conservation …

Impacts of land-use change on soil microbial communities and their function in the Amazon Rainforest

RE Danielson, JLM Rodrigues - Advances in Agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Amazon Rainforest is a global diversity hotspot that has experienced a
significant level of deforestation over the past half century, primarily for the establishment of …

Ivermectin impacts on dung beetle diversity and their ecological functions in two distinct Brazilian ecosystems

CMA Correa, KR Ferreira, AR Abot… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The indiscriminate use of Ivermectin is becoming a frequent scenario in Brazil, one of the
largest beef cattle herds in the world, and the second‐highest commercial production …

Results from on-the-ground efforts to promote sustainable cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon

EKHJ Zu Ermgassen, MP Alcântara, A Balmford… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Agriculture in Brazil is booming. Brazil has the world's second largest cattle herd and is the
second largest producer of soybeans, with the production of beef, soybeans, and bioethanol …

Irreplaceable socioeconomic value of wild meat extraction to local food security in rural Amazonia

AV Nunes, CA Peres, PAL Constantino, BA Santos… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wild vertebrates play a decisive role in the subsistence economy of human populations
worldwide. The food security value of wild-meat extracted from natural ecosystems remains …

Effects of climate change on the distribution of key native dung beetles in South American grasslands

ME Maldaner, T Sobral-Souza, VM Prasniewski… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a serious threat, and it is necessary to prepare for the future climate
conditions of grazing areas. Dung beetle species can help mitigate global warming by …