The water footprint of beef cattle in the amazon region, Brazil

被引:8
作者
Rodrigues Junior, Urandi Joao [1 ]
Dziedzic, Mauricio [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Oeste Para UFOPA, Inst Ciencias & Tecnol Aguas IOTA, BR-68040470 Santarem, Para, Brazil
[2] Univ Ceuma UNICEUMA, Programa Posgrad Meio Ambiente, Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil
来源
CIENCIA RURAL | 2021年 / 51卷 / 08期
关键词
water resources; agribusiness; environmental management; IMPACTS;
D O I
10.1590/0103-8478cr20190294
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
Food production and water scarcity, both in constant growth and intrinsically linked, are subjects of great relevance in current studies in several areas of knowledge. The impacts generated by the production of beef are at the center of major environmental debates, especially the consumption of water for the production and development of the livestock production chain. This research analyzed the use of water resources in the production of beef in the Amazon biome. The water footprint for beef cattle was of 13,074 L.kg(-1) compared to a world average of 21,829 L.kg(-1). Based on the data obtained it was possible to demonstrate that the presence and operationalization of this production chain in the Amazon is more efficient from the water point of view than in the other locations reported in the literature.
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