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Zoraida Calle 1 , Enrique Murgueitio 1 , Julián Chará 1 , Andrés Felipe Zuluaga 2 , Fernando Uribe 1 , Adolfo Galindo 1 , Luis H. Solarte 1 , Alicia Calle 3 1 CIPAV - Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria. Cali, Colombia. 2 Fedegán Federación Colombiana de Ganaderos 3 ELTI, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Integrating sustainable cattle ranching, forestry and landscape restoration into intensive silvopastoral systems

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Page 1: Integrating sustainable cattle ranching, forestry and ... · Zoraida 1Calle , Enrique Murgueitio1, Julián Chará1, Andrés Felipe Zuluaga2, Fernando Uribe1, Adolfo Galindo1, Luis

Zoraida Calle1, Enrique Murgueitio1, Julián Chará1, Andrés Felipe Zuluaga2, Fernando Uribe1, Adolfo Galindo1,

Luis H. Solarte1, Alicia Calle3

1 CIPAV - Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria. Cali, Colombia. 2 Fedegán – Federación Colombiana de Ganaderos

3 ELTI, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Integrating sustainable cattle ranching, forestry and

landscape restoration into intensive silvopastoral systems

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Cattle ranching often involves a very low density of cattle

grazing in degraded pastures that resemble biological deserts.

FAO, 2006, 2009; Steinfeld et al., 2006; Boucher et al., 2012

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550 million hectares in Latin America

FAO, 2002; IGAC 2002

Cattle ranching is the main current land use

458,4

550,1

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100

200

300

400

500

600

1961 2007

Lan

d a

rea

(mill

ion

ha)

Area occupied by pastures in LA & C

In Latin America, cattle ranching

activities have expanded mostly

at the expense of forests.

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Cattle ranching, a leading driver of:

Land use change is the main cause of biodiversity loss

(Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005)

Greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change

(Steinfeld et al., 2006)

Altered water cycles: • Reduced infiltration and water storage • Increased runoff

(Ward & Robinson, 2000)

Land degradation: a loss of potential resources through: • Soil erosion

• Deterioration of the physical, chemical and biological soil properties

• Deforestation and long term loss of natural vegetation

(Steinfeld et al., 2006)

The livestock sector: a leading driver of deforestation, land degradation, pollution,

climate change, the sedimentation of coastal areas and invasions by alien species

(FAO and LEAD, 2006)

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• Average annual per hectare stocking rate: 0.59 animals

• Average annual per hectare productivity:

– 19.9 kg of beef

– 89.7 L of milk

Land use efficiency?

• Minimum animal loads

• Low per animal and per hectare production

indexes

• Meager contributions to rural employment

Los Santos province, Arco Seco region, Panama

Photo: Fernando Uribe

FAO, 2006

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Cattle ranching can be:

• Conventionally managed in treeless pastures: a driver of ecosystem degradation

• Sustainably managed with silvopastoral systems: Tool for rehabilitating degraded lands.

• Silvopastoral systems integrated with connectivity corridors and protected areas: Part of a strategy for the ecological restoration of agricultural landscapes.

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1. A large and growing demand exists for all cattle products.

2. This activity is deeply rooted in the Spanish and Portuguese ancestry of the

region.

3. It has often been a reaction to agricultural failures that result from biophysical

constraints

4. It has become instrumental as a means to consolidate land control.

Cattle ranching is not likely to decline any time soon in

Latin America!

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Environmental transformation of livestock

production: a priority for Latin America

Cattle production needs to shift from its current path of degradation of

the natural and social capitals, onto one which generates goods (milk,

meat, and timber) while maintaining some ecosystem attributes and

services.

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This change should consist of

4 basic elements:

1. Increasing plant

biomass and

diversity

2. Curbing soil

degradation and

promoting its recovery

3. Protecting water

sources and using

them rationally

4. Increasing animal

productivity on a per

hectare basis.

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Rehabilitation of cattle ranching lands must:

1. Increase productivity and profitability of

the production system 2. Enhance the generation of

environmental goods and services.

3. Facilitate the

release of fragile,

marginal and

strategic areas

for ecological

restoration.

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Silvopastoral Systems - SPS

• Agroforestry

arrangements that

combine fodder plants,

such as grasses and

leguminous herbs, with

shrubs and trees for

animal nutrition and

complementary uses.

Pezo & Ibrahim, 1998; Harvey 2004

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Four silvopastoral systems

Mixed fodder bank (cut-and-carry system)

Living fence Scattered trees in pastureland

Intensive silvopastoral system

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Intensive silvopastoral system ISS

A system that can be directly grazed by livestock.

It combines: Murgueitio et al., 2011

Fodder shrubs planted

at high densities

(>10,000 plants ha-1),

intercropped with

Highly-productive

pastures

500 timber trees

planted in east-

west lines to

minimize shading.

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What is intensive about ISS?

Efficiency of biological processes:

Photosynthesis &

biomass production

Nitrogen fixation

Solubilization of soil

phosphorus and

other nutrients

Organic matter

and soil

biological

activity

The “inputs” of the

system are the

natural processes

themselves

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The key to successful ISS is the adequate

selection of the species, particularly the fodder

shrub that is the backbone of the system.

Two species have shown the best results:

• Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia Helms

• and in particular leucaena Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

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• Efficient nitrogen fixer that

makes N readily available to

neighboring plants.

• Associates well with grasses.

• Avidly consumed by cattle but

elastic enough to withstand

repeated browsing

• Regrows rapidly and vigorously

• Conserves soil moisture and

extracts nutrients from deep

layers not available to other

legumes

• Litter decomposes rapidly.

• Provides much higher levels of

energy, protein and minerals

than do improved grasses.

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit Well adapted to periodic cattle browsing

Shelton & Brewbaker, 1994; Hughes, 1998;

Calle et al., 2011

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Lucerna Farm, Bugalagrande,

Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Lucerna Farm 1990

Star grass

monoculture

2011

Intensive SPS

(30.000

Leucaena ha-1)

Chemical fertilizer 450-500 kg urea

ha-1 yr-1

No fertilizer!

Animal load 3.5 cows ha-1 4.5 cows ha-1

Milk production 9000 L ha-1 yr-1 15.000 L ha-1 yr-1

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Maximum biomass production is not achieved in treeless grass monocultures but in agroforests combining pastures, trees and shrubs.

Shifting paradigm in tropical cattle ranching

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Alcala

Ulloa

La Tebaida

Circasia

Regional Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem Management

(RISAEM) Project, 2002-2007

La Vieja river basin, Colombia

- 20-24°C

- 990 - 1800 m.a.s.l.

Calarcá

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68,860 individuals; 232 ant species

Fo

to: C

. G

alle

go

Ant species richness at La Vieja landscape

Ant species

Rivera, Armbrecht & Calle (submitted to Agr. Ecosys. & Env.)

110

113

105

109

85

82

53

17

10

9

6

11

7

2

0 50 100 150

Forest

SPS

Fruit trees

Living fence

Bamboo forest

ISPS

Treeless pastureNon exclusivespecies

Exclusive antspecies

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-4,02 18,91 41,84 64,76 87,69

Cobertura vegetal

52,45

71,98

91,50

111,03

130,55R

iqu

eza

SPS Forest

Intensive SPS

Treeless pasture

* Spearman ρ = 0.75, N=7, p<0.005

Tree cover vs. ant species richness

Tree cover (%)

An

t sp

ecie

s ri

chn

ess

Bamboo forest

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Bio

div

ers

ity

Veg

eta

tio

n

Calle A, Montagnini & Zuluaga, 2009

71%

54%

36%

32%

21%

11%

54%

50%

50%

25%

21%

14%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Dramatic increase in bird abundance

Increased plant and animal diversity

More sightings of small wild mammals inpastures

More sightings of animals in forests andriparian corridors

Enhanced pest control resulting from higherbiodiversity

Increased sightings of endangered or rarespecies

Higher tree diversity

Increased tree regeneration in pastures

Increased use of native species forreforestation

Increaed regeneration of rare species

More variety of plant species for animalnutrition

Reduced pressure on forestsRISAEM Project

Farmers’ perceptions on the

benefits of

the adopted silvopastoral

systems

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Silvopastoral systems as a landscape matrix at El Chaco Farm, Piedras, Tolima

Riparian buffer and

secondary forest

Silvopastoral matrix

Silvopastoral

matrix

Rice

monoculture

matrix

Rice monoculture matrix

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Silvopastures enhance landscape connectivity

2011

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Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Sustainable

Cattle Ranching Project

Ganadería Colombiana Sostenible

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Connectivity corridors –

MBSCR Project

Core strip (10 m wide)

Buffer strips (25 m wide)

- Natural ecosystem fragments - Forest restoration

Only farmers that commit to strict conservation receive payment

- Natural ecosystem fragments - Scattered trees - Intensive silvopastoral systems - Live fences - Wind breaks

Payment for land uses sufficiently compatible with conservation

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Reference agroecosystem: .

Silvopastoral systems at El Hatico reserve El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Pioneered the use of silvopastoral systems in

Colombia in the 1970s.

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Transformation of a conventional farm

1970s:

• Low tree cover: < 10 trees ha-1

• Herbicides, irrigation and

chemical fertilizers

Currently:

• 70 tree species in

silvopastures

• Certified organic milk

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5 plant

strata

Creeping grass cover Cynodon

plestostachys, Panicum maximum,

Cynodon dactylon and Paspalum

notatum

Leucaena 10.000-15.000

shrubs ha-1

Medium sized trees Prosopis

juliflora, Senna spectabilis,

Guazuma ulmifolia, Guarea

guidonia, 30-50 ha-1

Large trees Ceiba pentandra,

Samanea saman, Enterolobium

cyclocarpum at low density

Palms Syagrus zancona, Attalea

butyracea, and Roystonea regia

and timber trees Swietenia

macrophylla, Cedrela odorata,

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium.

Silvopastoral systems:

a complex and wildlife-friendly matrix

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Change in milk production and its relation to the expansion of

intensive silvopastoral systems at El Hatico reserve

7436 8298

9770

11684

17026 16798

18290 18486

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

0

4000

8000

12000

16000

20000

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Litros/Ha.

HectáreasConLeucaena

HectáreasSinLeucaena

Area Total

Milk p

rod

ucti

on

L

ha

-1 y

r-1

El Hatico, 2003

# Cows 299 286 259 266 230

Animal

load 3.35 3.21 2.91 3.74 4.50

304

4.82

259

5.22

244

5.04

Are

a (

Ha)

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7.436

18.486

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

1996 2003

Litr

os

ha

-1 a

ño

-1

Milk production

2,5

4,1

0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

3,5

4

4,5

1996 2003

Ton

MS

ha-

1 a

ño

-1

Protein

56.876

70.222

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

1996 2003

Mca

l ha-

1 a

ño

-1

Metabolizable energy

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

1996 2003

kg h

a-1

o-1

Calcium

More milk, higher quality

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0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Rainfall (mm month-1) Average daily milk production

Mo

nth

ly r

ain

fall

(mm

)

Dai

ly m

ilk p

rod

uct

ion

co

w-1

2008 2009 2010

El Niño La Niña

2011 2012

El Niño

Milk production at El Hatico farm (2008-2012)

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4,9

4,6 4,4 4,3

3,7 3,4 3,6

2,9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

ISPS (< 5 yrs) ISPS (5-10yrs)

ISPS (>10yrs)

treelesspasture

forest

Org

anic

mat

ter

(%)

under tree crown pasture

Vallejo 2012, El Hatico

Soil organic matter (%) in ISPS, conventional

pasture and forest at El Hatico

Baseline

(1994)

2010-2012

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Caribbean region

Rainfall: 1000-1200 mm

Monomodal regime, few rain events

Lands degraded by cotton monoculture

Rehabilitation with silvopastoral systems

Cesar river valley, Colombia

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Biomass production

January, 2006 August, 2006

First grazing

April 2006 January 2007

Animal body condition

Carrying capacity and productivity

1.2 large

animals

1.7 L milk

cow-1

day-1

5.1 large

animals

4.1 L

milk

cow-1

day-1

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Land area required to produce 1 ton

of beef yr-1 in the dry Caribbean

region of Colombia (ha) 14.8

3

1.1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Conventionalpasture

ImprovedPasture

Intensive SPS

Lan

d a

rea (

he

cta

res)

“Improved pastures”

are conventionally

managed with

herbicides, irrigation

and chemical

fertilizers

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Temperature variation in treeless

pastures and intensive silvopastoral

systems ISPS during the driest

months of 2007 in the Colombian dry

Caribbean region

Lopera, Cuartas & Murgueitio, 2008

34

41

20,7

28,3

35,4

40,9

21

28,1

36,3

40,5

23,3

25,7

20

25

30

35

40

45

min max min max min max min max min max min max

Treeles pasture ISPS Treeles pasture ISPS Treeles pasture ISPS

January February March

Tem

pera

ture

(°C

) Climate change

adaptation:

Silvopastoral

systems are

12°C cooler!

US$2 billion: estimated

cost of the lack of shade

in US cattle production

(heat stress).

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A win-win situation The productive advantages that make SPS attractive for landowners ultimately originate from the environmental benefits they provide.

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Silvopastoral system with Cordia gerascasthus

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• Collected only 8 times since 1856

• Endemic and highly vulnerable

• Excellent performance in

silvopastoral systems

Outstanding native tree:

Mimosa trianae Benth

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Caryodendron orinocense H. Karst. Euphorbiaceae

The Colombian nut:

inchi or cacay

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Caesalpinia ebano FABACEAE

EN; Endemic from Colombian Caribbean region

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Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla King

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In summary, we propose that

• The mainstreaming of silvopastoral systems in degraded

tropical landscapes can simultaneously address

environmental and productive issues, making cattle

ranching part of the solution rather than the problem.

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Unasylva 239, vol 63, 2012

Journal of Sustainable Forestry (in press)

A Strategy for Scaling-up Intensive Silvopastoral Systems in Colombia

ZORAIDA CALLE1, ENRIQUE MURGUEITIO1, JULIÁN CHARÁ1, CARLOS HERNANDO MOLINA1,

4, ANDRÉS FELIPE ZULUAGA2, ALICIA CALLE3

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¡Gracias!

[email protected]

Colciencias, Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural

(Colombia), TWB, GEF, TNC, Fedegán

Researchers: Inge Armbrecht, Leonardo Rivera (Universidad del Valle); Carlos

Hernando Molina and Enrique José Molina (El Hatico and CIPAV); Victoria

Vallejo; John Jairo Lopera (CIPAV)

Cattle ranchers: Olimpo Montes, Molina Durán family, Roberto Mejía