Assessment of silvopasture systems in the northern Peruvian Amazon

Autor: Wilmer Bernal, Héctor V. Vásquez, Julio Alegre, Miguel S. Castillo, Eduardo Fuentes, Dante Pizarro, Carlos Gómez
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Agroforestry Systems. 94:173-183
ISSN: 1572-9680
0167-4366
Popis: Animal-agriculture is an important economic activity in the northern Peruvian Amazon Regions of Amazonas and San Martin but it has resulted in significant changes in land-use over time. Managed silvopasture systems have potential to improve degraded grasslands. However, to date, there is limited information about silvopasture systems in these regions, which limits an understanding of the potential of silvopasture systems to provide ecosystem services. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to identify and assess prevalent silvopasture systems as an initial and complementary step to study biological and economic responses in these systems. Land managers were surveyed in the three livestock-producing areas of Molinopampa (n = 130), Huayabamba (n = 89), and Moyobamba (n = 70). Our results indicate that raising cattle activities in these regions occur mainly in production units with area
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