01973naa a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400570007410000250013124500720015626000090022852009540023765000300119165000130122165000240123465000150125865300260127365300260129965300200132565300210134565300280136665300140139465300320140865300360144065300140147670000190149070000180150970000170152770000140154477300650155821620862024-02-19       2024    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0048-96977 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.1702682DOI1 aMARTHA JUNIOR, G. B.  aGetting pastoral systems productivity right.h[electronic resource]  c2024  aBeef production in pasture-based systems is increasingly contested due to related biophysical and environmental challenges. Addressing these requires rigorous science-based evidence to inform private decisions and public policies. Increasing yields and simultaneously reducing the negative environmental impacts of agricultural and livestock production are central to sustainable intensification approaches. Yet, stocking rate, the commonly used metric for animal productivity in pastures, or more broadly, of sustainable intensification in pastoral production systems, warrants scrutiny to signpost successful transformative change of food systems and to avoid provision of misleading policy advice. Here we discuss why future studies would benefit of considering the two constituent elements of productivity in pastoral systems – animal performance (kg of animal product/head) and stocking rates (heads/ha) –, rather than stocking rates alone.  aenvironmental engineering  aPastagem  aPolítica Agrícola  aRendimento  aAgricultural policies  aBio-economic modeling  aDecision-making  aIntensificação  aModelagem bioeconômica  aPastagens  aSustainable intensification  aTomada de decisão sustentável  aYield gap1 aBARIONI, L. G.1 aSANTOS, P. M.1 aMAULE, R. F.1 aMORAN, D.  tScience of the Total Environmentgv. 916, 170268, Mar. 2024.