Location: Arlanza region, Burgos, (Spain)
Main activities and expected outcomes
This initiative promotes and transfers good practices that support the transition toward more agroecological, grass-fed production systems. Shifting to this model strengthens climate adaptation and resilience, stimulates rural innovation, creates employment opportunities, helps stabilise rural populations, and enhances food sovereignty—among many other benefits.
Rural problem addressed
The region faces a lack of generational renewal, difficulties in establishing alternative farming enterprises, and persistent rural depopulation. The initiative seeks to raise awareness of the need to reintroduce grazing animals into abandoned ecosystems, creating new opportunities for rural projects grounded in grass-fed, agroecological, and regenerative management.
Best practices
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Embracing nature-based principles through holistic, regenerative management
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Supporting soil restoration and increasing both the quality and quantity of grass
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Enhancing carbon sequestration in soils and boosting organic matter
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Enabling ruminants to thrive through grass-fed, pasture-based nutrition
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Facilitating the integration of this production model into the broader rural economy through collaboration, training, and peer-to-peer learning
