Extension services can promote pasture restoration: Evidence from Brazil's low carbon agriculture plan.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 119(12): e2114913119, 2022 03 22.
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Innovation and improved practices in the livestock sector represent key opportunities tomeet global climate goals. This paper provides evidence that extension services can pro-mote pasture restoration in cattle ranching in Brazil. We use a randomized controlledtrial implemented in the context of the ABC Cerrado (a large-scale program launched in2014 aimed at fostering technology adoption through a combination of training andtechnical assistance) to examine the effects of different types of extension on agriculturalpractices, input use, and productivity. Providing technical assistance to previously trainedproducers promoted pasture restoration, induced farmers to use inputs more intensively,helped them to improve their management and soil conservation practices, and substan-tially increased revenues. A costbenefit calculation indicates that US$1 invested in theABC Cerrado program increased profits by US$1.08 to $1.45. Incorporating carbonsavings amplifies this return considerably.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carbono
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Gases de Efeito Estufa
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil