Big win: Improving grasslands

The total number of livestock worldwide is estimated at 17 billion. Around two thirds - 5 billion hectares - of the world’s total agricultural area is used to feed these animals, including 3.4 billion hectares of grazing land. Much of this land has been severely degraded by overgrazing and unsustain...

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Main Author: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77753
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Summary:The total number of livestock worldwide is estimated at 17 billion. Around two thirds - 5 billion hectares - of the world’s total agricultural area is used to feed these animals, including 3.4 billion hectares of grazing land. Much of this land has been severely degraded by overgrazing and unsustainable production.