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Belize Cattle Farms : potential to produce high value timber
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2011)
It addresses both landowners and the country, which could obtain more environmental goods and services, since, by incorporating and managing more trees in livestock farms, farmers can improve the yields and productivity ...
Service functions of agroforestry systems
(2003)
This article presents a brief review of the main environmental service functions that are provided by agroforestry systems (AFS): 1) maintenance of soil fertility/reducing erosion via organic matter inputs to the soil, N ...
Local perceptions of degradation in rangelands from a livestock farming community in Chiapas, Mexico
(2013-06-12)
The farmer’s perception was analyzed about degradation of pastures in the Francisco Villa I community, Jiquipilas municipality, Chiapas. The community is located in the nearby area of the biosphere reservation La Sepultura. ...
The hamburger connection hangover: cattle, pasture land degradation and alternative land use in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2000)
In the past few decades, pasture expansion into the humid lowlands of Central America has increased greatly and has raised a great deal of concern about deforestation and potential land degradation. However, little information ...