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Argentina’s ArreBeef is pioneering the use of animal wastes to produce biogas as a way to reduce emissions from the livestock industry. The biogas is produced in this biodigester, then burnt to create electricity for the national grid.

Meat producers in Argentina turn livestock waste to energy

25-03-2022 15:33 Meat-processing firm ArreBeef is using biodigestion to deal with animal waste, striving to reduce the sector’s emissions and create electricity for the national grid.

by Jorgelina Hiba

Cattle graze near Villaguay, Entre Ríos province. Figures in Argentina's livestock sector suggest that grazing can help sequester enough carbon in soils to offset animal emissions, but there is strong debate over calculations and sustainability.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

Livestock farming seeks a more sustainable horizon

26-11-2021 01:08 The sector has some of the highest greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina, but wants to reduce its impact by boosting productivity and traceability.

by via Diálogo Chino

A field, sown with soy, in Buenos Aires Province.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

Is Argentina’s soy boom over?

17-07-2021 10:44 Driven by incentives and environmental concerns, farmers are choosing maize and wheat over what used to be Argentina’s star grain crop.

by Jorgelina Hiba, Diálogo Chino

The Paraná river, a major grain transporting route, is at levels not seen since the 1970s.

Agriculture

Paraná’s historic low levels test Argentina’s agriculture trade

11-06-2021 23:51 At less than half its historical average, the Paraná’s low flow impedes Argentina’s exports as a concession to manage the waterway comes up for renewal.

by Jorgelina Hiba

An agroecological wheat farmer in Argentina.

ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE

Local municipalities embrace agroecology

13-02-2021 10:15 A network of municipalities are reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, food and nature.

by Jorgelina Hiba

Argentina’s unique land laws have meant increasingly concentrated land ownership and leasing to profit-oriented companies who care little for long-term sustainability.

ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE

How Argentina’s land laws stifle sustainable agriculture

13-02-2021 10:10 Argentina’s unique land laws have meant increasingly concentrated land ownership and leasing to profit-oriented companies who care little for long-term sustainability.

by Jorgelina Hiba