Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems

Livestock are critical for incomes, livelihoods, nutrition and ecosystems management throughout the global South. Livestock production and the consumption of livestock-based foods such as meat, cheese, and milk is, however, under global scrutiny for its contribution to global warming, deforestation,...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	An M. O. Notenbaert, Sabine Douxchamps, Daniel M. Villegas, Jacobo Arango, Birthe K. Paul, Stefan Burkart, Idupulapati Rao, Chris J. Kettle, Thomas Rudel, Eduardo Vázquez, Nikola Teutscherova, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Jeroen C. J. Groot, Michael Wironen, Mirjam Pulleman, Mounir Louhaichi, Sawsan Hassan, Astrid Oberson, Sylvia S. Nyawira, Cesar S. Pinares-Patino, Michael Peters
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	tropical forages improved forages cultivated forages agroecology mixed crop-tree-livestock systems environmental co-benefits Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/bd591f6e03814f20b52de08c31e25ac8
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:bd591f6e03814f20b52de08c31e25ac8
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bd591f6e03814f20b52de08c31e25ac82021-11-11T10:19:26ZTapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems2571-581X10.3389/fsufs.2021.742842https://doaj.org/article/bd591f6e03814f20b52de08c31e25ac82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.742842/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2571-581XLivestock are critical for incomes, livelihoods, nutrition and ecosystems management throughout the global South. Livestock production and the consumption of livestock-based foods such as meat, cheese, and milk is, however, under global scrutiny for its contribution to global warming, deforestation, biodiversity loss, water use, pollution, and land/soil degradation. This paper argues that, although the environmental footprint of livestock production presents a real threat to planetary sustainability, also in the global south, this is highly contextual. Under certain context-specific management regimes livestock can deliver multiple benefits for people and planet. We provide evidence that a move toward sustainable intensification of livestock production is possible and could mitigate negative environmental impacts and even provide critical ecosystem services, such as improved soil health, carbon sequestration, and enhanced biodiversity on farms. The use of cultivated forages, many improved through selection or breeding and including grasses, legumes and trees, in integrated crop-tree-livestock systems is proposed as a stepping stone toward agroecological transformation. We introduce cultivated forages, explain their multi-functionality and provide an overview of where and to what extent the forages have been applied and how this has benefited people and the planet alike. We then examine their potential to contribute to the 13 principles of agroecology and find that integrating cultivated forages in mixed crop-tree-livestock systems follows a wide range of agroecological principles and increases the sustainability of livestock production across the globe. More research is, however, needed at the food system scale to fully understand the role of forages in the sociological and process aspects of agroecology. We make the case for further genetic improvement of cultivated forages and strong multi-disciplinary systems research to strengthen our understanding of the multidimensional impacts of forages and for managing agro-environmental trade-offs. We finish with a call for action, for the agroecological and livestock research and development communities to improve communication and join hands for a sustainable agri-food system transformation.An M. O. NotenbaertSabine DouxchampsDaniel M. VillegasJacobo ArangoBirthe K. PaulStefan BurkartIdupulapati RaoChris J. KettleChris J. KettleThomas RudelEduardo VázquezNikola TeutscherovaNgonidzashe ChirindaJeroen C. J. GrootMichael WironenMirjam PullemanMounir LouhaichiSawsan HassanAstrid ObersonSylvia S. NyawiraCesar S. Pinares-PatinoMichael PetersFrontiers Media S.A.articletropical foragesimproved foragescultivated foragesagroecologymixed crop-tree-livestock systemsenvironmental co-benefitsNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641Food processing and manufactureTP368-456ENFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 5 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	tropical forages improved forages cultivated forages agroecology mixed crop-tree-livestock systems environmental co-benefits Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
spellingShingle	tropical forages improved forages cultivated forages agroecology mixed crop-tree-livestock systems environmental co-benefits Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456 An M. O. Notenbaert Sabine Douxchamps Daniel M. Villegas Jacobo Arango Birthe K. Paul Stefan Burkart Idupulapati Rao Chris J. Kettle Chris J. Kettle Thomas Rudel Eduardo Vázquez Nikola Teutscherova Ngonidzashe Chirinda Jeroen C. J. Groot Michael Wironen Mirjam Pulleman Mounir Louhaichi Sawsan Hassan Astrid Oberson Sylvia S. Nyawira Cesar S. Pinares-Patino Michael Peters Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems
description	Livestock are critical for incomes, livelihoods, nutrition and ecosystems management throughout the global South. Livestock production and the consumption of livestock-based foods such as meat, cheese, and milk is, however, under global scrutiny for its contribution to global warming, deforestation, biodiversity loss, water use, pollution, and land/soil degradation. This paper argues that, although the environmental footprint of livestock production presents a real threat to planetary sustainability, also in the global south, this is highly contextual. Under certain context-specific management regimes livestock can deliver multiple benefits for people and planet. We provide evidence that a move toward sustainable intensification of livestock production is possible and could mitigate negative environmental impacts and even provide critical ecosystem services, such as improved soil health, carbon sequestration, and enhanced biodiversity on farms. The use of cultivated forages, many improved through selection or breeding and including grasses, legumes and trees, in integrated crop-tree-livestock systems is proposed as a stepping stone toward agroecological transformation. We introduce cultivated forages, explain their multi-functionality and provide an overview of where and to what extent the forages have been applied and how this has benefited people and the planet alike. We then examine their potential to contribute to the 13 principles of agroecology and find that integrating cultivated forages in mixed crop-tree-livestock systems follows a wide range of agroecological principles and increases the sustainability of livestock production across the globe. More research is, however, needed at the food system scale to fully understand the role of forages in the sociological and process aspects of agroecology. We make the case for further genetic improvement of cultivated forages and strong multi-disciplinary systems research to strengthen our understanding of the multidimensional impacts of forages and for managing agro-environmental trade-offs. We finish with a call for action, for the agroecological and livestock research and development communities to improve communication and join hands for a sustainable agri-food system transformation.
format	article
author	An M. O. Notenbaert Sabine Douxchamps Daniel M. Villegas Jacobo Arango Birthe K. Paul Stefan Burkart Idupulapati Rao Chris J. Kettle Chris J. Kettle Thomas Rudel Eduardo Vázquez Nikola Teutscherova Ngonidzashe Chirinda Jeroen C. J. Groot Michael Wironen Mirjam Pulleman Mounir Louhaichi Sawsan Hassan Astrid Oberson Sylvia S. Nyawira Cesar S. Pinares-Patino Michael Peters
author_facet	An M. O. Notenbaert Sabine Douxchamps Daniel M. Villegas Jacobo Arango Birthe K. Paul Stefan Burkart Idupulapati Rao Chris J. Kettle Chris J. Kettle Thomas Rudel Eduardo Vázquez Nikola Teutscherova Ngonidzashe Chirinda Jeroen C. J. Groot Michael Wironen Mirjam Pulleman Mounir Louhaichi Sawsan Hassan Astrid Oberson Sylvia S. Nyawira Cesar S. Pinares-Patino Michael Peters
author_sort	An M. O. Notenbaert
title	Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems
title_short	Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems
title_full	Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems
title_fullStr	Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems
title_full_unstemmed	Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems
title_sort	tapping into the environmental co-benefits of improved tropical forages for an agroecological transformation of livestock production systems
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/bd591f6e03814f20b52de08c31e25ac8
work_keys_str_mv	AT anmonotenbaert tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT sabinedouxchamps tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT danielmvillegas tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT jacoboarango tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT birthekpaul tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT stefanburkart tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT idupulapatirao tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT chrisjkettle tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT chrisjkettle tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT thomasrudel tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT eduardovazquez tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT nikolateutscherova tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT ngonidzashechirinda tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT jeroencjgroot tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT michaelwironen tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT mirjampulleman tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT mounirlouhaichi tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT sawsanhassan tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT astridoberson tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT sylviasnyawira tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT cesarspinarespatino tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems AT michaelpeters tappingintotheenvironmentalcobenefitsofimprovedtropicalforagesforanagroecologicaltransformationoflivestockproductionsystems
_version_	1718439256173576192

Tapping Into the Environmental Co-benefits of Improved Tropical Forages for an Agroecological Transformation of Livestock Production Systems

Ejemplares similares