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Potential Productivity Increase in Amazonia

24/06/2024
300 kg/hectare/year is the average productivity that can be achieved by cattle in the Amazon through the adoption of already available technologies, compared to the current 80 kg/hectare/year (Barreto et al., 2024).
Cita 300 kg/hectárea/año es la productividad media que puede alcanzar el ganado bovino en la Amazonía mediante la adopción de tecnologías ya disponibles, comparado con los 80 kg/hectárea/año actuales (Barreto et al., 2024).
Fuente Barreto, P., Pereira, R., & Rocha, A. J. S. (2024). Da "escassez" à abundância: O caso da pecuária bovina na Amazônia. Amazônia 2030.

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