Silvipastoral Systems

Abstract

Although researches related to silvopastoral systems have been initiated many years ago in Brazil, there are few informations generated until now. The advantages from a silvopastoral system are inumerous and well recognized. By the fact of being a technique of land using capable of recovering several disturbed ecosystems, the silvopastoral systems by the integration of agricultural, cattle, and silvicultural activities represent a technology that can achieve higher sustainability than the traditional systems as the monocultures. Today, research centers in Brazil dedicate great attention to agrossilvopastoral systems. The government of Minas Gerais State, through the extension offices is promoting the agricultural, cattle and silvicultural practices in an integrated process of soil occupation. Even with good level of knowledge about annual crops, trees components, an example eucalyptus, and forage grasses tolerant to lower light intensity, it is necessary a better knowledge of the management of understory under the effects of grazing.