Pasture-based cattle farming has dramatically modified the rural landscapes on a continental scale and has been recognized as a process with huge environmental and social impacts. In Latin America and the Caribbean region, there are currently more than 602 million hectares occupied by permanent pastures, which accounts for more than 33% of the said region (Chará & Murgueitio 2005). Cattle produ...

CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 90, NO. 10, 25 MAY 2006 1311 livelihoods through marine fishing in the conservation of marine ecosystems, it was also evident that alternatives need to be formulated to minimize the growing pressure on these ecosystems. Providing incentives for prudent extraction of biological resources, sea farming and sea ranching were some of the suggestions made by the speakers. The pa...

Rating the potential land use for crop production and/or ranching is typically a process where gains counterbalance environmental losses. Whereas are often easy to verify, losses may render visibility through changes in ecosystem service, such as water and habitat quality, carbon storage, etc., thus, leaving decision maker with multi-criteria problem. The present study demonstrates how partial-...

This article advances a novel approach to investigating geographies of settler colonialism and environmental justice through critical physical geography (CPG) water scarcity in the South American Chaco. Drawing from multimethod research conducted collaboration with Enxet Sanapaná communities Paraguay, I evaluate how waterscape change produces social vulnerability focus on Indigenous access safe...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: AI: Artificial Insemination; ANFs: AntiNutritional Factors; BHP: Black Head Persian (sheep); BSE: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; EAZ: East African Zebu; ET: Embryo transfer; FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization; LN: Liquid Nitrogen; MAS: Marker Assisted Selection; MARI: Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute; MOET: Multiple Ov...

Silvopasture is considered as an environmentally benign land use system relative to conventional cattle ranching. However, most of the environmental benefits of silvopasture are external while the costs are internal to ranchers providing ranchers little or no motivation to implement silvopasture practices. We assessed Florida ranchers’ willingness to adopt silvopasture practices using a dichoto...

Lycalopex gymnocercus (Fischer, 1814) is a canid commonly called the Pampas fox. A sexually dimorphic fox-like carnivore of medium size with reddish coloration on sides and white on the ventral surface, it is 1 of 6 species in the genus Lycalopex. It occurs in eastern Bolivia, western and central Paraguay, Uruguay, north and central Argentina, and southeastern Brazil. It prefers open habitats b...

Synopsis: The Tractor Supply Company case introduces students to a unique retailing story. By recognizing a target market with unique needs, TSC repositioned its traditional tractorparts business into a specialty retailer serving a variety of needs for consumers entertaining their interests in part-time farming and ranching. This growing consumer segment has been TSC’s focus for the past 15 yea...