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You're talking about manure usage here, not meat consumption. You don't need cattle for regenerative agriculture. Compost can do just fine in this case. Also i

You're talking about manure usage here, not meat consumption. You don't need cattle for regenerative agriculture. Compost can do just fine in this case. Also if you want to boost nitrogen on the soil you can do by using FAA (a KNF entry) based on fish, instead. Anyways, the second link you sent says that they have controlled grazing to prevent the cattle from destroying new growth. As the text says: plants can do it all. Plantation can't. And never will.

pkphilip 6y ago
Overgrazing can and does cause problems but controlled grazing can actually fight desertification and has been used: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-livestock-grazing-stop-desertification/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-livestock-gra... The organic and natural farming methods used in parts of Asia - especially India, utilizes livestock for much more than just manure. You should look up Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) by Subhash Palekar. Quoting from this site: https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/zero-budget-natural-farming-zbnf/ https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/zero-budget-natural-farming... The “four wheels” of ZBNF are ‘Jiwamrita’, ‘Bijamrita’, ‘Mulching’ and ‘Waaphasa’. - Jiwamrita is a fermented mixture of cow dung and urine (of desi (Indian) breeds), jaggery, pulses flour, water and soil from the farm bund. - This isn’t a fertiliser, but just a source of some 500 crore micro-organisms that can convert all the necessary “non-available” nutrients into “available” form. - Bijamrita is a mix of desi cow dung and urine, water, bund soil and lime that is used as a seed treatment solution prior to sowing. - Mulching, or covering the plants with a layer of dried straw or fallen leaves, is meant to conserve soil moisture and keep the temperature around the roots at 25-32 degrees Celsius, which allows the microorganisms to do their job. - Waaphasa, or providing water to maintain the required moisture-air balance, also achieves the same objective.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  From your article: > with managed "strategic" herds of grazing vegetarians This is “introduce a few grazing animals”, not “this will support the world’s cattle”.
  - pkphilip 6y ago
    All sorts of livestock is used - not just cattle. Goat manure, for instance, is very good in some circumstances and is quite expensive. As with everything, all things have to be done in moderation. A certain acreage of land can only support so many plants, animals and humans. I was only countering the narrative that livestock=evil because it damages the environment based on one single parameter - methane emissions.. which is also something that is being addressed by different types of feeds etc.

pkphilip 6y ago

Overgrazing can and does cause problems but controlled grazing can actually fight desertification and has been used: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-livestock-grazing-stop-desertification/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-livestock-gra... The organic and natural farming methods used in parts of Asia - especially India, utilizes livestock for much more than just manure. You should look up Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) by Subhash Palekar. Quoting from this site: https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/zero-budget-natural-farming-zbnf/ https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/zero-budget-natural-farming... The “four wheels” of ZBNF are ‘Jiwamrita’, ‘Bijamrita’, ‘Mulching’ and ‘Waaphasa’. - Jiwamrita is a fermented mixture of cow dung and urine (of desi (Indian) breeds), jaggery, pulses flour, water and soil from the farm bund. - This isn’t a fertiliser, but just a source of some 500 crore micro-organisms that can convert all the necessary “non-available” nutrients into “available” form. - Bijamrita is a mix of desi cow dung and urine, water, bund soil and lime that is used as a seed treatment solution prior to sowing. - Mulching, or covering the plants with a layer of dried straw or fallen leaves, is meant to conserve soil moisture and keep the temperature around the roots at 25-32 degrees Celsius, which allows the microorganisms to do their job. - Waaphasa, or providing water to maintain the required moisture-air balance, also achieves the same objective.

saagarjha 6y ago
From your article: > with managed "strategic" herds of grazing vegetarians This is “introduce a few grazing animals”, not “this will support the world’s cattle”.
- pkphilip 6y ago
  All sorts of livestock is used - not just cattle. Goat manure, for instance, is very good in some circumstances and is quite expensive. As with everything, all things have to be done in moderation. A certain acreage of land can only support so many plants, animals and humans. I was only countering the narrative that livestock=evil because it damages the environment based on one single parameter - methane emissions.. which is also something that is being addressed by different types of feeds etc.