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PRETATERRA1 min read

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Translated from Portuguese. Original published by PRETATERRA.

The Pasto Vivo Project aims to create the best agroforestry livestock model in the world, regenerative, resilient and profitable, that can be replicated in the region. In a pioneering and pragmatic way, the agroforestry conversion of Fazenda São Benedito, with 1,200 hectares and located in Porto Esperidião, MT, is being carried out.

PRETATERRA's approach has as its guiding principle the maximization of the resilience of productive assets, maintaining and increasing economic profitability. The regenerative livestock design developed brings together ecological and economic factors through resilience, diversity and practical management. All the premises used create an intelligent, diverse and productive system, with projected cash flow from the first year, regenerating the soil and landscape and providing well-being and a dignified life for animals. Ultimately, the regenerative agroforestry design conceived by PRETATERRA and customized for the Pasto Vivo Project, seeks to associate environmental and productive resilience with market opportunity and satisfaction of investors, producers and conscious consumers, in the joint construction of a new productive paradigm.

Left: Forestry engineer Paula Costa observes the development of the roots of a pigeonpea plant in November 2021, planted as green manure, also serving for initial shading and enrichment of the pasture. On the right: Valter with a Brazilian pepper tree seedling (Myracrodruon urundeuva). Photos: PRETATERRA

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Find out more at: https://pastovivo.com/

Press release: https://www.cenariorural.com.br/com-investimento-de-5-milhoes-projeto-de-pecuaria-sustentavel-quer-ser-vitrine-para-o-mundo/