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Crop-animal systems in Asia: Importance of livestock and characterisation of agro-ecological zones by Devendra, C., Thomas, D.

“…The natural vegetation consists of forests and native grasslands, with the latter more common in South Asia. …”
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Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) in Brachiaria pastures: A novel strategy to improve eco-efficiency of crop-livestock systems and to mitigate climate change by Moreta, D.E., Arango, Jacobo, Sotelo, M., Vergara, D., Rincón, A., Ishitani, Manabu, Castro, A., Miles, John W., Peters, Michael, Tohme, Joseph M., Subbaraoa, Guntur V., Rao, Idupulapati M.

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Current and future opportunities for introduced forages in smallholder farming systems in south-east Asia by Horne, PM, Stür, Werner W.

“…These upland regions are variously under plantations, shifting cultivation or natural or induced grasslands. There are also limited areas of intensive cropping. …”
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Beef production systems in the tropics I. Extensive production systems on infertile soils by Stonaker, Howard H.

“…In contrast to raising beef cattle under conditions of improved grasslands with heavy carrying capacity, we will define “extensive production systems on infertile soils’ as the tropical savannas. …”
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Soil carbon stocks and nitrous oxide emissions of pasture systems in Orinoquía region of Colombia: Potential for developing land-based greenhouse gas removal projects by Costa, Ciniro, Villegas, Daniel Mauricio, Bastidas, Mike, Matiz Rubio, Natalia, Rao, Idupulapati M., Arango, Jacobo

“…Improving grassland conditions under grazing has the potential not only to accumulate carbon in soils, but also to reduce nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from animal urine deposition. …”
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Nature-based solutions for human and environmental resilience: the case of Dolo Ado and Bokolmayo districts, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Moges, A., Girma, R., Yakob, G., Teshale, T., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

“…Specifically, the increase in farmlands at the expense of forestland, grasslands, and shrublands reflects an evolving agricultural landscape that demands attention to sustainable practices. …”
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Towards sustainable forestry development in Patagonia: truths and myths of environmental impacts of plantations with fast-growing conifers by Gyenge, Javier, Fernandez, Marí­a Elena, Rusch, Veronica Elena, Sarasola, Mauro Miguel, Schlichter, Tomas Miguel

“…In NW Patagonia region, Argentina, South-America, there are about 70,000 ha of planted forests replacing from native forests to grasslands with different degrees of deterioration due to previous land use. …”
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Regenerative grazing For climate, ecosystem, and human health by Costa Junior, Ciniro, Escudero, Arthur, Flintan, Fiona, Garrity, Dennis, Gill, Bobby, Haddad, Fidaa, Howell, Daniela, Itzkan, Seth, Louhaichi, Mounir, Magero, Chris, Milne, Eleanor, Neely, Constance, Niamir-Fuller, Maryam, Schwartz, Judith, Sharpe, Nick, Shenton, Rolf, Thidemann, Karl, Worms, Patrick

“…These two approaches come together in silvopastoral systems - livestock grazing and browsing in tree-dotted grasslands - which have been ranked among the most effective carbon drawdown tools at our disposal. …”
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Feed pellet production with locally availably products by Rudiger, Udo, Idoudi, Zied, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Tebourbi, Ons, Shiri, Zahra, Souissi, Asma

“…The use of such pellets also alleviates pressure on rangelands or grasslands. This innovation consists of a small scale compressor ‘pelletizer’ and formulas to create qualitatively sufficient feed pellets with locally available inputs. …”
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Comparison of carbon assimilation estimates over tropical forest types in India based on different satellite and climate data products by Joseph, S., Laake, P. van, Thomas, A.P., Eklundh, L.

“…The results indicate that the evergreen forest assimilate carbon at a higher rate while the rate is lower for montane grasslands. The comparison between the model results shows that there are large differences between these estimates, and that the spatial resolution of the input datasets plays a larger role than the algorithms of the models. …”
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Environmental Security and Pastoralism by Disperati, P.S., Steeg, Jeannette van de, Breugel, P. van, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Owuor, J., Herrero, Mario

“…Despite the key role of grasslands for many emerging economies, these areas are historically affected by intensifying challenges, like droughts, desertification, burgeoning populations and extreme poverty. …”
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Evaluation of tropical pasture legumes for fodder banks in subhumid Nigeria. 2. Accessions of Aeschynomene histrix, Centrosema acutifolium, C. pascuorum, Stylosanthes guianensis an... by Peters, Michael, Tarawali, Shirley A., Alkamper, J.

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Dry matter production of thirteen tropical legumes in association with Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana cCallide) on an acid soil in Ethiopia by Larbi, Asamoah, Lazier, John R., Ochang, J., Addie, A.

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Off-types indicate natural outcrossing in five tropical forage legumes in Colombia by Maass, Brigitte L., Torres, A.M.

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Integrating forage technologies on smallholder farms in the upland tropics by Roothaert, Ralph L., Horne, P., Stür, Werner W.

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Adoption of planted forages by smallholder dairy farmers in coastal lowland Kenya by Mureithi, J.G., Njunie, M.N., Muinga, R.W., Ali, R., Thorpe, W.R., Mwatate, C.D.

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Feeding the world in 2050: Trade‐offs, synergies and tough choices for the livestock sector by Smith, Jimmy W., Tarawali, Shirley A., Grace, Delia, Sones, Keith R.

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Livestock resources and sustainable development in Africa by Rege, J.E.O., Bester, J.

“…Indigenous livestock provide the only practical means of using vast areas of natural grasslands in regions where crop production is impractical. …”
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Carbon Sequestration in Temperate Silvopastoral Systems, Argentina by Peri, Pablo Luis, Banegas, Natalia Romina, Gasparri, Néstor Ignacio, Carranza, Carlos, Rossner, Maria Belen, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Cavallero, Laura, Lopez, Dardo Ruben, Loto, Dante, Fernandez, Pedro David, Powel, Priscila, Ledesma, Marcela, Pedraza, Raúl, Albanesi de Garay, Ada Susana, Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro, Eclesia, Roxana Paola, Piñeiro, Gervasio

“…Well-managed SPS outperform both grasslands/pastures and forests in terms of C by increasing soil and biomass C storage. …”
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Soil organic carbon dynamics along chrono-sequence land-use systems in the highlands of Ethiopia by Abegaz, Assefa, Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu, Yaekob, Tesfaye, Hailu, Habtamu, Nyawira, Sylvia S., Silva, Mayesse Aparecida da, Sommer, Rolf

“…The study results revealed that there were statistically significant variations (P < 0.05) across the land-use types with the mean stocks ranging from 31.4 Mg SOC ha−1 in soils of intensively grazed lands to 145.0 Mg SOC ha−1 in soils of guasa grasslands. Soils of natural/pristine vegetation and protected guasa grasslands contain the highest amount of SOC stock. …”
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