Climate change and livestock production: a literature review

M Cheng, B McCarl, C Fei - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, the climate is changing, and this has implications for livestock. Climate affects
livestock growth rates, milk and egg production, reproductive performance, morbidity, and …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural mechanization in Africa: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda

T Daum, R Birner - Global food security, 2020 - Elsevier
Across Africa, governments, development practitioners and private companies have
rediscovered agricultural mechanization as a top priority. In the literature, however …

Mechanization and sustainable agri-food system transformation in the Global South. A review

T Daum - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Springer
There is an urgent need for agri-food system transformation to achieve global sustainability
goals. Innovations can play a key role in this transformation but often come with both …

Integrated farming systems influence soil organic matter dynamics in southeastern Brazil

W Bieluczyk, M de Cássia Piccolo, MG Pereira… - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Integrated farming systems are sustainable strategies to intensify land productivity by
combining annual crop, livestock and/or forestry activities in different spatio-temporal …

A paradigm shift to CO2 sequestration to manage global warming–With the emphasis on developing countries

SS Bhattacharyya, FFGD Leite, MA Adeyemi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global land use changes that tend to satisfy the food needs of augmenting population is
provoking agricultural soils to act as a carbon (C) source rather than sink. Agricultural …

Can agroecology help in meeting our 2050 protein requirements?

GF Sijpestijn, A Wezel, S Chriki - Livestock Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the demand of proteins predicted for 2050, a transition of our current agricultural
model is required. An agroecological model proposes to meet these needs while producing …

Monitoring pasture aboveground biomass and canopy height in an integrated crop–livestock system using textural information from PlanetScope imagery

AA Dos Reis, JPS Werner, BC Silva, GKDA Figueiredo… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fast and accurate quantification of the available pasture biomass is essential to support
grazing management decisions in intensively managed fields. The increasing temporal and …

Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from soil under integrated farming systems in southern Brazil

C Amadori, J Dieckow, JA Zanatta, A de Moraes… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed at evaluating soil nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and methane (CH 4) emissions
from integrated farming systems. Soil N 2 O and CH 4 fluxes were assessed in a subtropical …

Productivity and nutritive value of Brachiaria decumbens and performance of dairy heifers in a long‐term silvopastoral system

MA Lima, DSC Paciullo, MJF Morenz… - Grass and Forage …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Silvopastoral system (SPS) has been suggested to ensure sustainability in animal
production systems in tropical ecosystems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the …

An optimization approach of water-food-energy nexus in agro-forestry-livestock system under uncertain water supply

H Li, M Li, Q Fu, VP Singh, D Liu, Y Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Plantation, forestry, and livestock are inseparably intertwined and constitute the main sectors
of the agricultural system. An integrated analysis of energy flow and material conversion …