Multipurpose silvopastoral systems and family farming in Peru and Colombia

In the Peruvian and Colombian Amazon, most of the rural population is engaged in agriculture, which includes cattle farming as a mainly family activity. Livestock farming has generated low sustainability in land use, mainly due to deforestation of forests for pasture. Livestock production is responsible for 80% of deforestation in the Amazon region and is responsible for the release of 340 million tons of atmospheric carbon each year, equivalent to 3.4% of current global emissions. This demonstrates the need to take action and promote sustainable land use practices such as silvopastoral systems to improve productivity and prevent the advance of deforestation in this region. The project will implement and monitor Multipurpose Silvopastoral Systems (MPSS) that generate information to design and propose incentive systems. In addition, a regional innovation platform will be developed for the promotion of silvopastoral practices in family farming that will reduce the environmental impact of livestock farming as a climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy, improving milk production and the profitability of the farmers.