Determining food stability to achieve food security

J García-Díez, C Gonçalves, L Grispoldi, B Cenci-Goga… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food security, as part as public health protection, constitutes one of the main objectives for
countries aiming to ensure the health of all their citizens. However, food security is …

Silvopasture: a sustainable livestock production system

S Jose, J Dollinger - Agroforestry systems, 2019 - Springer
Silvopasture, as an integrated land use practice that combines trees, forage and livestock,
has been in existence for millennia. There are many variants of this land use in both the …

Analogous losses of large animals and trees, socio‐ecological consequences, and an integrative framework for rewilding‐based megabiota restoration

AH Schweiger, JC Svenning - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐sized animals (megafauna) and trees (megatrees) are key ecosystem components
with high cultural and economic importance going back millennia. Once common, both …

Assessment of Guinea Grass Panicum maximum under Silvopastoral Systems in Combination with Two Management Systems in Orellana Province, Ecuador

RL González Marcillo, WE Castro Guaman… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Livestock activity plays a crucial role in the Amazon region of Ecuador.
However, the rapid expansion of extensive pastures has led to serious problems in the …

Botanical composition gradients in silvopastoral systems on temperate native grasslands of Uruguay

DM Pizarro, R Zarza, P Boggiano, M Cadenazzi… - Agroforestry …, 2024 - Springer
Silvopastoral systems may provide important production and environmental benefits. The
loss of cool-season (C3) grasses from temperate grazed native grasslands is associated …

Benefits of silvopastoral systems for keeping beef cattle

SM Huertas, PE Bobadilla, I Alcántara, E Akkermans… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Silvopastoral Systems (SPS) are agroforestry arrangements that combine
forage grasses with shrubs and trees for animal nutrition and complementary uses. Their …

Beef–cattle ranching in the Paraguayan Chaco: typological approach to a livestock frontier

MJ Milán, E González - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Paraguayan Chaco has experienced, in the last few decades, some of the
highest rates of deforestation in the world. In parallel, this region has registered an increase …

Case studies of the financial performance of silvopastoral systems in Southern Queensland, Australia

B Francis, T Venn, T Lewis, J Brawner - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is considerable uncertainty surrounding the future availability of hardwood timber from
state-owned native forests in southern Queensland. The timber industry is becoming …

Use of unoccupied aerial systems to characterize woody vegetation across silvopastoral systems in Ecuador

JP Iñamagua-Uyaguari, DR Green, N Fitton… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The trees in pastures are recognized for the benefits they provide to livestock, farmers, and
the environment; nevertheless, their study has been restricted to small areas, making it …

Biochemical indicators drive soil quality in integrated crop–livestock–forestry systems

L de Menezes Sousa Zago, WP Ramalho… - Agroforestry …, 2020 - Springer
Integrated crop, livestock, and forestry systems (iCLF) have been widely heralded as a
sustainable farming method in comparison to conventional pastures. However, intensive soil …