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Silvopastoral system is an alternative to improve animal welfare and productive performance in meat production systems [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Climate change is a reality and global surface temperature is projected to rise substantially in the next 80 years. Agriculture practices will have to adapt to climate change, and also help to mitigate this effect using, among other strategies, forest ...
Amanda Prudêncio Lemes +10 more
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Agroforestry Extent in the United States: A Review of National Datasets and Inventory Efforts
Agriculture, 2022 A comprehensive understanding of agroforestry adoption across a landscape is critical for effective agroforestry planning. The objectives of this study are to identify the sources of agroforestry data that can be used in the United States (U.S.) for ...
Matthew M. Smith +5 more
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Beef cattle behavior in integrated crop-livestock systems
Ciência Rural, 2021 : Temperament often depends on the animals’ reaction to people, social and environmental conditions. However, little is known about the influence of changes in the pasture environment on cattle temperament. Thus, this study was designed to evaluate if an
Daniela Maria Martin +6 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 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 difficult to upscale this information to national levels.
Juan Pablo Iñamagua-Uyaguari +5 more
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Determinant of agroforestry practices among small holder farmers in Oyo State Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2021 The multiplicity of agroforestry practices demand the choice of appropriate methods that will give the rural farmers an excellent result. Thus, this study analysed the factors determining the choice of agroforestry practices among small holder farmers ...
O.O. Obadimu +5 more
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A Framework for Reviewing Silvopastoralism: A New Zealand Hill Country Case Study
Land, 2021 Silvopastoral systems can be innovative solutions to agricultural environmental degradation, especially in hilly and mountainous regions. A framework that expresses the holistic nature of silvopastoral systems is required so research directions can be ...
Thomas H. Mackay-Smith +4 more
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The policy of agroforestry systems in Baneh forest, Northern Zagros [PDF]
تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2017 Agroforestry is one of the most important forms of utilization in Zagros forests. In the present study, Gandoman, Mirhesam, and Kokh-e Mamo allotments located in Armardeh region, in Baneh city of Kurdistan province, were selected.
Maziar Heidari +3 more
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Energies, 2020 Given the environmental footprints of the conventional agriculture, it is imperative to test and validate alternative production systems, with lower environmental impacts to mitigate and adapt our production systems.
Lisa Mølgaard Lehmann +5 more
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Determinants Affecting the Adoption of Silvopastoral Production among Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe
Journal of Extension Education, 2023 The main goals of silvopastoral production are to increase the quality and production of fodder and promote the conservation of soil and biodiversity. Despite its achievements as an approach, it has not been fully practiced by small holder farmers.
Christopher Gadzirayi +2 more
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ALWAYS: a plot-based silvopastoral system model [PDF]
Ecological Modelling, 1999 Accounting for interactions is an important feature in ecological modelling when dealing with complex systems. ALWAYS is an object-oriented model which describes the biophysical functioning of a silvopastoral system at a plot and daily scale. The main processes linking the five components of the system (climate, tree, sward, soil and animal) are ...
Bergez, J.E. +2 more
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