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19 Jul, 2024

This post was originally published on Climate Links

Low carbon beef
gabriel.faria
Wed, 07/17/2024 – 15:28

Photographer

Gabriel Faria

Attribution Copyright

Copyright © 2024

Photo Caption

This photo was taken at Embrapa Agrosilvopastoral, in Sinop, MT, Brazil, in May 2024. It shows beef cattle in an experiment of integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems. This research evaluates the carbon balance of the production system, animal performance and helps to promote a more sustainable production system, with lower net emissions of greenhouse gases. It is a form of sustainable intensification of agricultural production.

Photo Location (City/Village)

Sinop/Mato Grosso

Image

Beef cattle grazing in an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system, with rows of eucalyptus trees

Submission Type

2024 Photo Contest

Photo Topic

Agriculture
Food Security

Photo Country

Brazil

Photo Credit

Gabriel Faria/Embrapa Agrossilvipastoril

Contest Winner (USAID)

Off

Contest Honorable Mention (non-USAID)

Off

Teaser Text

This is the biggest experimental field of an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system in the world. Located in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil, within the Amazon biome, it contributes to developing low-carbon production. In the picture, the cattle are enjoying the shade of the trees, reducing the warm sensation during a hot afternoon. Trees capture CO2, compensating for animals’ methane emissions.

Date Taken

2024-05-21

Submitter (Individual Name/Organization)

Gabriel Faria/Embrapa Agrosilvopastoral

What is the connection between the activity or project depicted in the photo and climate change?

Integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems make it possible to produce meat with low carbon emissions, or with net negative emissions. Well-managed trees and pasture offset methane emissions from animals, reducing the carbon footprint of meat. In addition, the trees offer thermal comfort to the animals, making the system more resilient to rising temperatures.

Is this image connected to a USAID project?

No

If no, what organization is the project associated with?

Embrapa Agrosilvopastoral (Brazil)

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