The PAAS-VEGA project aims to experimentally evaluate targeted extensive grazing using Andalusian donkeys, an autochthonous endangered breed, as a tool for vegetation cover management and soil health improvement, in comparison with conventional mechanical mowing.
The project will be implemented over 12 months in two experimental farms located in the Vega of Granada. At each farm, treatment plots and control plots will be established, allowing, on the one hand, an internal comparison of the effects of the intervention and, on the other, a comparison between farms with different poplar management systems: an agroforestry system and a conventional poplar plantation system.