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oapen-20.500.12657-227952024-03-22T19:23:31Z Grassland use in Europe van den Pol-van Dasselaar , Agnes Bastiaansen-Aantjes , Leanne Bogue , Fergus O’Donovan , Michael Huyghe , Christian biodiversity cattle water environment Europe milk meadow vegetable production thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVH Animal husbandry "Covering 40% of the European agricultural area, grasslands are vitally important both for agriculture and society. These grasslands serve multiple functions, including the local provision of fodder for animal husbandry (and hence high-quality food provision for people), biodiversity conservation, carbon storage and the provision of ‘traditional’ landscapes that European citizens appreciate for recreational purposes and cultural heritage. The future of grassland farming in Europe is in the hands of young farmers. Compared to other topics, grassland management has often been a weak point of teaching delivered by agricultural technical schools in several European countries. The training of future farmers and advisors could thus be significantly improved, which could lead to better grassland management in the medium and long terms. For this reason, the European project Inno4Grass created a syllabus and a set of PowerPoint presentations on practical grassland management for current and future generations of grassland farmers and advisors." 2020-03-17 13:50:21 2020-04-01T08:52:04Z 2020-04-01T08:52:04Z 2019 book 1007368 9782759231478; 9782759231454 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22795 eng application/pdf n/a 9782759231461.pdf éditions Quae 10.35690/978-2-7592-3146-1 10.35690/978-2-7592-3146-1 f3266e68-be04-43a2-896c-b3499f43d67e 9782759231478; 9782759231454 264 open access
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"Covering 40% of the European agricultural area, grasslands are vitally important both for agriculture and society. These grasslands serve multiple functions, including the local provision of fodder for animal husbandry (and hence high-quality food provision for people), biodiversity conservation, carbon storage and the provision of ‘traditional’ landscapes that European citizens appreciate for recreational purposes and cultural heritage.
The future of grassland farming in Europe is in the hands of young farmers. Compared to other topics, grassland management has often been a weak point of teaching delivered by agricultural technical schools in several European countries. The training of future farmers and advisors could thus be significantly improved, which could lead to better grassland management in the medium and long terms. For this reason, the European project Inno4Grass created a syllabus and a set of PowerPoint presentations on practical grassland management for current and future generations of grassland farmers and advisors."
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