Instant Insights: Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems

Dr Lindsay Whistance is Senior Livestock Researcher at the Organic Research Centre in the UK. She is internationally known for her research on farm animal behaviour, health, welfare and nutrition in organic agriculture.

• Chapter 1 - Integrated crop/livestock systems with agroforestry to improve organic animal farming: A. J. Escribano, Nutrion Internacional, Spain; J. Ryschawy, University of Toulouse, France; and L. K. Whistance, The Organic Research Centre, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Types of ICLS 3 Environmental and economic benefits of ICLS 4 Agroforestry as an ICLS 5 Animals in agroforestry systems 6 Trees as a source of nutrition and medicine 7 Challenges in integrated livestock and forestry systems 8 Conclusion 9 Where to look for further information 10 ReferencesChapter taken from: Vaarst, M. and Roderick, S. (eds.), Improving organic animal farming, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 180 4)Chapter 2 - Integration of crop-livestock in Conservation Agriculture systems: John N. Landers, Independent Consultant, Brazil; Pedro Luiz de Freitas, Embrapa Solos, Brazil; Luiz Carlos Balbino, Embrapa Cerrados, Brazil; Júlio César Salton, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, Brazil; and Robélio Leandro Marchão, Embrapa Cerrados, Brazil; 1 Introduction 2 Basic principles of integrated crop-livestock systems in CA 3 Basic principles of ley farming 4 Integrated crop-livestock management (ICL-CA) systems: ley farming systems 5 Systems involving forestry (ICL-CA(F)) 6 Non-ley integrated farming systems 7 Area integration systems 8 Interactions in integrated crop-livestock systems 9 Adoption of ICL-CA and ICL-CA(F) systems 10 Policy considerations 11 ReferencesChapter taken from: Kassam, A. (ed.), Advances in Conservation Agriculture – Volume 1: Systems and Science, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 264 1)Chapter 3 - The contribution of integrated crop–livestock systems in combatting climate change and improving resilience in agricultural production to achieve food security: Mark van Wijk and James Hammond, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya; Simon Fraval, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya and Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Jannike Wichern, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Randall Ritzema, Olivet Nazarene University, USA; and Ben Henderson, Natural Resources Policy, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France; 1 Introduction 2 A short overview of analyses and approaches focussing on climate change and mixed crop–livestock systems 3 Agricultural production, consumption, sale and food security 4 Current methods used by farmers in mixed crop–livestock systems to deal with climate variability 5 Possible methods of assessing climate change adaptation options 6 Conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 ReferencesChapter taken from: Deryng, D. (ed.), Climate change and agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 320 4)Chapter 4 - Integrating livestock production into whole-farm system models of mixed crop–livestock systems: Katrien Descheemaeker, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; and Lindsay Bell, CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Key features of crop–livestock systems 3 Dynamic simulation models of whole-farm systems including livestock 4 Crop–livestock model applications 5 Conclusion 6 ReferencesChapter taken from: Boote, K. (ed.), Advances in crop modelling for a sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 240 5)