Potential of Silvopasture to Support Sustainable Livestock Production in Enrekang Regency
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agroforestry, livestock economics, sustainability, livestock farmers, silvopastureAbstract
Livestock production systems face challenges related to feed availability, increasing production costs, land degradation, and growing demands for sustainable farming practices. Silvopasture, an integrated land-management system combining trees, forage crops, and livestock, represents a potential approach to addressing these challenges. This article examines the potential contribution of silvopasture to livestock productivity and the economic and social sustainability of livestock farming, using Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, as its geographical context. A narrative literature review was conducted on silvopasture, agroforestry, sustainable livestock production, and socioeconomic determinants of innovation adoption. The literature indicates that silvopasture may support forage availability, income diversification, land conservation, and livestock-farming resilience. These benefits, however, depend on compatible tree and forage species, stocking management, land-management practices, technical knowledge, and institutional support. In Enrekang, these potential benefits need to be verified through livestock productivity measurements, farm cost and income analysis, and assessments of farmers’ perceptions and participation. Silvopasture may therefore support sustainable livestock development when adapted to local agroecological and socioeconomic conditions.
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