Sustainable fodder production in South Asia through silvopastoral systems

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dc.contributor.authorSow, Sumit
dc.contributor.authorRanjan, Shivani
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Navnit
dc.contributor.authorNilanjaya
dc.contributor.authorGitari, Harun
dc.contributor.authorDayal, Parmeswar
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sanjay
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-05T06:30:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-05T06:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-25
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractSilvopasture is a farming practice involving the integration of tree and livestock grazing operations on the same land. Intensive management of these systems enables them to generate short and long-term economic returns from forest products and forage. Silvopastoral systems have been considered to increase efficiency while reducing the environmental burden and extreme ranching/animal husbandry systems. Over the past few years, there has been a rapid accumulation of scientific evidence supporting the role of silvopasture in meeting the fundamental needs of not only humans but also the animal population in the era of climate change. In South Asian countries like India, the silvopastoral system can be a viable option to provide balanced food as well as shelter for the livestock. This review aims to provide a critical and systematic evaluation of the scientific literature about the effect of different silvopasture systems on the fodder production, environment and performance of livestock, especially in the context of South Asia. We conducted a search using PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science and Google Scholar to identify the key literature on the theme. A total of 98 manuscripts underwent a four-step PRISMA appraisal process, resulting in the final selection. This process resulted in a final sample of 56 articles, which were used to explore the potential for long-term improvement in fodder quality through expanding the silvopastoral system. One of the key conclusions is that by improving the social acceptability of these silvopastoral systems and also addressing the challenges, their economic and environmental sustainability can be further enhanceden_US
dc.identifier.citationSow, Sumit & Ranjan, Shivani & Kumar, Navnit & Nilanjaya, & Gitari, Harun & Dayal, Parmeswar & Kumar, Sanjay. (2024). Sustainable fodder production in South Asia through silvopastoral systems. Current Science. 126. 1217-1224. 10.18520/cs/v126/i10/1217-1224.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.18520/cs/v126/i10/1217-1224
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/28416
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectfodderen_US
dc.subjectlivestocken_US
dc.subjectsilvopastoral systemen_US
dc.titleSustainable fodder production in South Asia through silvopastoral systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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