Harmonizing agriculture and livestock: A sustainable model at Monte da Silveira Bio
Harmonizing crop rotation, livestock, and soil health on a 1000-hectare Portuguese agro-silvopastoral system
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Monte da Silveira is a 1000-hectare agrosilvopastoral farm in Portugal, integrating livestock, olive groves, and crop rotation in a sustainable system. The farm emphasizes soil health through composting, cover crops, and microbial inoculants. It participates in EU-funded research on ecosystem revitalisation and holistic grazing. Led by João Valente and Diogo Pinho, the farm demonstrates a harmonious integration of agriculture and livestock.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
Grazing4AgroEcology
European Network to promote grazing and to support grazing-based farms on their economic and ecologic performances as well as on animal welfare
- Location
- Portugal
- Authors
- CONSULAI
- Purpose
- Adopt innovative practices, Support decision-making and strategic planning, Implement best practices
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Jun 30, 2025
- Origin language
- Portuguese
- Official project website
- Grazing4AgroEcology
- License
- CC BY
- Keywords