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Converting cropland to grazing land

Submitted by Philippe Lanceleur on
Former drought exposed fields converted to grazing pastures
Case study id
technologies_2823
Local name
Pretvorba njiv v pašnike
Location
POINT (14.495272527717 46.125938819982)
Country
Slovenia
Link
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Body
Technology is based on changing cropland to grazing land due to shallow soils with high share of rocks. This is the cause for lower yields or loss of yield during drought periods.
Main purpose
improve production
reduce, prevent, restore land degradation
preserve/ improve biodiversity
adapt to climate change/ extremes and its impacts
create beneficial economic impact