Classification of Mountain Silvopastoral Farming Systems in Walnut Forests of Kyrgyzstan: Determining Opportunities for Sustainable Livelihoods

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 12; p. 2004
• Main Authors: Azarov, Azamat, Polesny, Zbynek, Darr, Dietrich, Kulikov, Maksim, Verner, Vladimir, Sidle, Roy C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agriculture; Animal husbandry; Biodiversity; Buffer zones; Capital assets; Central Asia; Climate change; Cluster analysis; Community; Discriminant analysis; Ecosystems; Farm income; Farmers; Farming; Farming systems; Farms; Forest conservation; Forest ecosystems; Forest products; Forest products industry; Forest resources; Forestry; Forests; Forests and forestry; Fruits; grazing in forests; Heterogeneity; Households; Kyrgyzstan; Land use planning; Livestock; Local population; Logging; Non-timber forest resources; NTFPs; Nut industry; Pasture; pasture degradation; Pastures; Population studies; Principal components analysis; Protected areas; Questionnaires; Remittances; Resource availability; Statistical analysis; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable livelihood; Sustainable use; Tourism; Typology; Walnuts; Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz walnut-fruit forests are unique ecosystems inhabited by silvopastoral farm households that depend on forest resources for their livelihoods. Illegal logging, excessive collection of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), and overgrazing of forest pastures negatively affect forest regeneration an...