Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, inappropriate land use (e.g., inadequate cropping practices, deforestation, and overgrazing) as well as droughts contributed to erosion and the deterioration of natural resources, particularly in the most labile semi-arid areas. Argentina also faces the challenge of recovering large deforested subtropical regions, but these areas have been mainly assigned to oilseeds and grain crops. Beef cattle could play a very important role in the recovery of these areas, if they are progressively transformed into pasture lands