Crop, livestock, and forestry integration to reconcile soil health, food production, and climate change mitigation in the Brazilian Cerrado: A review

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 37; p. e00796
• Main Authors: Oliveira, Dener M.S., Santos, Rafael S., Chizzotti, Fernanda H.M., Bretas, Igor L., Franco, André L.C., Lima, Renato P., Freitas, Diego A.F., Cherubin, Maurício R., Cerri, Carlos E.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2024
• Subjects: animal production; carbon; cerrado; climate change; food production; forestry; Greenhouse gases; Integrated systems; livestock; Pasture degradation; soil; soil physics; Soil quality; Sustainable intensification; trees; Soil quality; Integrated systems; Greenhouse gases; Pasture degradation; Sustainable intensification

Integrated crop–livestock (ICL) and crop–livestock–forestry (ICLF) systems have been widely adopted in the Brazilian Cerrado. In this study, we gathered the publications regarding the effects of the ICL and ICLF systems on soil health, plant and animal production, and carbon (C) balance and then syn...