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WHAT IS PASTORAL FARMING?WHAT IS PASTORAL FARMING? Pastoral farmingPastoral farming (also  (also

known in some regions known in some regions as as livestock livestock farmingfarming or  or grazinggrazing) is ) is farming aimed at  aimed at producing producing livestock, rather , rather than growing than growing crops. . Examples include Examples include dairy farming, raising , raising beef cattle, and raising , and raising sheep for  for wool. In . In contrast, contrast, arable farming concentrates on crops  concentrates on crops rather than livestockrather than livestock..

AREAS OF PASTORAL FARMING AREAS OF PASTORAL FARMING IN ARGENTINAIN ARGENTINA

Cattle are mostly reared in the Cattle are mostly reared in the warm and wet areas in the east, warm and wet areas in the east, while sheep thrive well in the cool while sheep thrive well in the cool and dry west. Both beef and dairy and dry west. Both beef and dairy cattle are raised in Argentina. cattle are raised in Argentina. Beef cattle are raised in the vast Beef cattle are raised in the vast temperate grass lands – Pampas, temperate grass lands – Pampas, which is one of the finest grazing which is one of the finest grazing grounds in the world. Sheep grounds in the world. Sheep rearing is practiced in cool, dry rearing is practiced in cool, dry regions of foothills of the Andes regions of foothills of the Andes and the Patagonian plateau, and the Patagonian plateau, where the pastures are poorer where the pastures are poorer with short coarse grasses.with short coarse grasses.

GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR PASTORAL SUITABLE FOR PASTORAL

FARMINGFARMING The Pampas of Argentina have favorable conditions for development of The Pampas of Argentina have favorable conditions for development of

cattle rearing. They are tree-less grasslands and have very fertile soils cattle rearing. They are tree-less grasslands and have very fertile soils throughout the region the land is sown with alfalfa, the main fodder crop throughout the region the land is sown with alfalfa, the main fodder crop for the cattle. Alfalfa is more luxuriant and nutritious than other grasses.for the cattle. Alfalfa is more luxuriant and nutritious than other grasses.

Animals can graze all the year round because of mild climate. Some other Animals can graze all the year round because of mild climate. Some other crops like maize, oats, and rye are also grown as fodder. All these factors crops like maize, oats, and rye are also grown as fodder. All these factors have led to successful pastoral farming in the Pampas grasslands of have led to successful pastoral farming in the Pampas grasslands of Argentina.Argentina.

ESTANCIASESTANCIAS EstanciaEstancia  is a   is a Spanish and  and 

Brazilian Portuguese term  term describing private describing private landholdings. In some areas landholdings. In some areas these were large rural with these were large rural with similarities to the American similarities to the American term term ranch.They are large .They are large farms which are spread over farms which are spread over extensive areas often 10,000 extensive areas often 10,000 hectares. Estancias in the hectares. Estancias in the southern South American southern South American grasslands, the grasslands, the pampas, have , have historically been a livestock historically been a livestock (cattle or sheep) estate. (cattle or sheep) estate.

THE GAUCHOSTHE GAUCHOS Gaucho is a resident of

the South American pampas, Gran Chaco, or Patagonian grasslands, found mainly in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, South eastern Bolivia, Southern Brazil and Southern Chile. Gaucho is an equivalent of the North American "cowboy" .

PRODUCTS OF PASTORAL PRODUCTS OF PASTORAL FARMINGFARMING

Dairy cattle provide milk and Dairy cattle provide milk and other products like butter, cheese, other products like butter, cheese, and cream which are also frozen and cream which are also frozen and tinned for domestic and tinned for domestic consumption are sending to other consumption are sending to other countries. Mutton and wool countries. Mutton and wool obtained from sheep are also obtained from sheep are also exported.exported.

MAKING OF BEEF - VIDEOMAKING OF BEEF - VIDEO HOW ISHOW IS BEEF MADE?BEEF MADE?

TRADE IN ARGENTINATRADE IN ARGENTINA Cows were first brought to Argentina in

1536 by Spanish Conquistadors. Due to the geography of the Pampas and a small national market, the cattle multiplied rapidly. Railway building within Argentina and the invention of refrigerated trains and ships in the late 19th century made an export market and Argentina's beef export industry started to thrive. Argentine beef and its production have played a major part in the Culture of Argentina, from the asado to the history of the gauchos of the Pampas. Argentina has the world's second highest consumption rate of beef, with yearly consumption at 55 kg per head.[1] In 2006, livestock farmers kept between 50 and 55 million head of cattle, mostly in the fertile pastures of the Pampas. 

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