Brazil is the world\u2019s largest beef producer and second largest beef exporter. As such, cattle ranching activities have caused up to 90% of Brazil\u2019s recent deforestation, and around 75% of country-wide greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change. Furthermore, almost all Brazilian cattle are grazed on degraded pastures, resulting in very inefficient land use for cattle farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustainable cattle ranching practices pose both environmental and economic benefits: Cultivating on restored pastures in degraded areas can eliminate pressure from deforestation, increase productivity, and produce higher quality, higher yield beef. However, most ranchers in the Amazon can\u2019t implement sustainable ranching techniques as they lack upfront capital and are still in the process of obtaining land titles that would otherwise serve as loan collateral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n