Knowledge production in agroforestry systems of South America: Analysis of publications, international cooperation and the influence of funding origin

PERI, PABLO LUIS; ORMAECHEA, SEBASTIAN; BAHAMONDE, HECTOR; MARTÍNEZ PASTUR, G.; SOLER, ROSINA; GARGAGLIONE, VERONICA; LENCINAS, M. V.

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Congreso; World Congress Silvopastoral Systems, pp. 299.; 2016

In order to synthesize the state ofknowledge of agroforestry systems in South America and to compare the researchdeveloped by country, we performed a literature review in seven countries(Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru), referring to thecomponents conforming agro-silvopastoral systems, the component under study, andrecommendations. For each country, 25 scientific articles and information were extracted.166 relevant articles were obtained from 1983 to the present, few of whom (11%)were long-term (>5 years), compared with short-term (28%), or punctualstudies (61%). The studies were conducted mainly on the wood component (45%),followed by agriculture (32%), social (17%) and livestock (7%). This occurredfor all countries except Chile, which increased focus on agricultural issues(43%). Researches were aimed at productivity issues (41%), but alsoconservation (30%), and to a lesser extent on restoration (17%) or social(13%). Finally, 73% included recommendations mostly oriented to improvemanagement (52%), but also for conservation (25%), and policy (23%). This studydemonstrates the growth of research in agroforestry systems in South Americaand the generation of scientifically based recommendations, and the importancegiven to forestry in the region.