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Why holistic management?

The increased demand for meat is driven by a rising human population, and a dramatic growth in meat consumption per person. Farmers and scientists have sought to curb the adverse environmental impacts of livestock by increasing production efficiency, and reducing its contribution to human consumption. Reduction in livestock feed components, which compete with human food crop production, is one approach to mitigating negative environmental impacts and strengthening future food security.

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"Darliner" farm (Italy): toward self-sustaining production of food and energy

Agricultural fields are usually alternated with wooded lands with oaks, ash, maple, etc. managed as coppice to produce fuelwood destined to local energy market.

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Sheep in Apple Orchards Loughgall

Grazed orchard

Alley cropping, Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry, canola and alfalfa

Goats and Fraxinus, Portugal

Celtic Pigs in Silvopastoral Systems

Oak agro-silvo-pastoral system

Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

Iberian pig feeding on holm oak acorns

3rd EURAF conference, Montpellier, France, May 2016

Silvopastoral system in Poland