Author(s): BUNGENSTAB, D. J.; ALMEIDA, R. G. de

Summary: Concepts and initiatives for sustainable agriculture; Integrated systems: what they are, their advantages and limitations, Crop-livestock-forestry integration and the progress of the brazilian agriculture; Integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems and the innovation system in brazilian agriculture; Entrepreneurship for sustainability with crop-livestock-forestry integration; Integrated crop and livestock systems as alternative to recover degraded pastures; Fundamentals of implementing integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems with eucalyptus tree; Planning tools for crop-livestock-forestry integration; Forage grasses in integrated cattle production systems; Tree species in integrated production systems; Tree management and wood propeties in integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems with eucalyptus; Benefits of tree shade for beef cattle under integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems; Supplementary feeding for beef cattle under integrated farming systems; Parasite control for beef cattle under integrated farming systems; Sheep farming for mutton production under integrated systems; Geospatial monitoring for integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems; Cost-effectiveness of integrated production systems; Economic sustainability of silvipastoral systems using eucalyptus for timber; The strategic position of integrated farming systems in the context of agriculture and environment; Potential of integrated production systems in Semi-arid and Arid Zones of Africa.

Publication year: 2014

Types of publication: Books

Unit: Embrapa Beef Cattle

Keywords: Agricultura sustentável, Bovino, Eucalipto, Lavoura, Nutrição animal, Pastagem, Pecuária, Silvicultura, Sistema de produção, Suplemento alimentar