Crop-livestock integration, from single practice to global functioning in the tropics: Case studies in Guadeloupe

Stark, Fabien; Fanchone, Audrey; Semjen, Ivan; Moulin, Charles‐Henri; Archimède, Harry

doi:10.1016/j.eja.2016.06.004

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“…From this matrix, two sets of indicators are calculated using the framework developed and described by Stark et al (2016) to characterize crop-livestock integration and to assess agroecological performances. The first set of three indicators allows characterizing the crop-livestock integration.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A new focus on the way of analyzing complex systems was performed by considering crop-livestock integration according to the activity of flows and by their organization as a network (Stark et al 2016). To improve the analysis and the characterization of crop-livestock integration practices, our study is based on the same framework but applied to a wide range of situations.…”

Section: Crop-livestock Integration As a Complex Network Of Flowsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To assess the crop-livestock integration and the performance of the whole production system, we used the ecological network analysis, previously adapted to farming system analyses by Rufino et al (2009) and improved to agroecological performance analysis of farming systems by Stark et al (2016) but applied on a limited number of samples or replicates (i.e., farms) in Guadeloupe.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The aim of the present study is thus to assess the agroecological performances of a wide range of contrasted croplivestock integration practices at the farming system level, based on the methodology provided by Stark et al (2016). We hypothesize that farm functioning features in terms of crop-livestock integration practices will determine its agroecological performance of the system, which will be also affected by the farm context.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Using the ecological network analysis methodology, an approach used in ecology to model ecosystems in flow networks to assess their properties (Fath et al 2007), these studies explore mixed farming systems' performance in terms of resource endowments and technical performances. Stark et al (2016) proposed an advanced improvement of this methodology by developing a consistent and combined set of ecological and agronomical indicators for characterizing and assessing both crop-livestock integration features and agroecological performances of mixed farming systems. However, this study, based on a limited sample of case studies with too similar characteristics, did not highlight the relationships between croplivestock integration and impacts on agroecological performance of farms.…”

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Crop-livestock integration determines the agroecological performance of mixed farming systems in Latino-Caribbean farms

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Characterizing and understanding the complexity of numerous interactions occurring in mixed farming systems is still a methodological challenge. We hypothesize that farm functioning features in terms of crop-livestock integration practices impact the agroecological performance of the system, which will be also affected by the farm context. In order to analyze crop-livestock integration in a holistic way, a set of seventeen mixed farming systems from three contrasting socioeconomic regions of the humid tropics (Guadeloupe, Brazilian Amazonia, and Cuba) was selected in order to cover a wide range of crop-livestock integration situations. The ecological network analysis was applied to each farm in order to study the nutrient flow networks, expressed in nitrogen. The activity and flow organization of crop-livestock integration practices were characterized and the agroecological performance has been evaluated in terms of efficiency, resilience, productivity, and dependency of N flow networks. Here, we show for the first time that the range of crop-livestock integration is well characterized by the activity and organization of flows. Gradients of crop-livestock integration were well detected and described. Some agroecological performances were related to a particular socioeconomic context. Resource endowment influenced efficiency, according to the intensification level. The crop-livestock integration however contributed partially to the productivity of the system, being especially effective in promoting resilience. This study applies a suitable framework to analyze complex farming systems while linking their functioning and performance in an agroecological approach. Thus, comparison of contrasting systems was feasible here with the support of numerical and tangible figures for interpreting complex indicators (e.g., resilience), representing a useful tool for monitoring sustainability of agricultural systems in a dynamic and holistic way.

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Section: Crop-livestock Integration As a Complex Network Of Flowsmentioning

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Assessment of ecosystem services provided by livestock agroecosystems in the tropics: a case study of tropical island environment of Guadeloupe

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The present study aims to assess (1) the ecosystem services (ES) provided by LFS and (2) the differential ES between local (Creole) and exotic breeds from pig, cattle and goat. The ES are defined as the benefits that humans derive from LFS. They were summarized in 12 ES indicators that cover services related to provisioning, ecological and socio-cultural aspects and territorial vitality. A total of 106 LFS units that covers the five agroecological zones of Guadeloupe were analysed. Functional typologies of LFS per species were created from surveys. The effect of breed on the ES indicators was tested. Results showed that the 40 pig LFS units were separated into 3 clusters that were differentiated in ES according to provisioning ES (cluster 1), cultural use and sale to the neighborhood (cluster 2) and pork self-consumption (cluster 3). The typology of the 57 farms with cattle distinguished 4 clusters with differences in ES provided in self-consumption (cluster1), ecological ES (cluster 2), socio-cultural ES for racing or draught oxen (cluster 3) and ES associated with territory vitality (cluster 4). The 66 goat LFS units were classified into 3 clusters different in ES concerning self-consumption (cluster 1), cultural aspects (cluster 2) and provisioning ES (cluster 3). Our study highlights that ES indicators are not breed dependent (P > 0.10) but rather livestock farming system dependent. The ES rely more on the rearing management than on the breed type, and up to now, there are no specifications in Guadeloupe to differentiate management between breeds.

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Crop-livestock integration, from single practice to global functioning in the tropics: Case studies in Guadeloupe

Cited by 32 publications

References 39 publications

Crop-livestock integration determines the agroecological performance of mixed farming systems in Latino-Caribbean farms

Crop-livestock integration determines the agroecological performance of mixed farming systems in Latino-Caribbean farms

Meta-analysis of agroecological technologies and practices in the sustainable management of banana pests and diseases

Assessment of ecosystem services provided by livestock agroecosystems in the tropics: a case study of tropical island environment of Guadeloupe

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