Not exact matches
Access to modern veterinary care matched by an understanding of contemporary animal health and husbandry protocols can
help create a pathway for
farmers in rural communities of developing countries to make their way from
subsistence to productivity and profitability.
This is a Green Planet initiative for providing humanitarian support and environmental benefit by
helping farmers in rural
subsistence communities to achieve sustainable agriculture through appropriate land management and agro-industrial techniques.
While only a fraction of this cultivation currently occurs in the Amazon rainforest, production in neighboring areas like the cerrado grassland
helps drive deforestation by displacing small
farmers and cattle producers, who then clear rainforest land for
subsistence agriculture and pasture.