Students and farmers planning and implementing grass based agroecologic dairy systems as a regular statewide program: The development of participative methodology responsible for 622 family farm projects
Pasture‐based animal production has assumed in the last decade an outstanding importance all around the world (Rizzoli 2007).This fact is mostly related to economic advantages,animal welfare,and ecological issues (Murphy 1998).This tendency seems to be reinforced by growing food security concerns.An increasing social pressure has demanded organic animal products from agricultural methods that are safe, environmentally benign, and pasture‐based.The viability of small family farms, through pasture‐based ecological dairying, has been highlighted as a way to revitalize rural communities and avoid urban social problems in Brazil ( Rizzoli 2007 ).In this context the Voisin Grazing Group‐GPVoisin, an Pasture Outreach Program started in Southern Brazil sponsored by farmers, students and professors ( Federal University of Santa Catarina).The main goal of this group of volunteers was to make small farming viable through sustainable agricultural practices, and to make this possible only by participative technical assistance from farmers and undergraduate students (Saade 2002).
Agroecology Family Farm Pasture Management Voisin Grazing Organic Farm
W.Murphy A.Schmitt F.Busnardo J.Ross L.Assing A.Nacimento
The University of Vermont USA,Federal University of Santa Catarina BR,GPVoisin-Pasture Outreach Prog The University of Vermont USA,Federal University of Santa Catarina BR,G Pvoisin-Pasture Outreach Pro
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）