Exploring options for sustainable farming systems development for vegetable family farmers in Uruguay using a modeling toolkit
Year: 2010
Type: book
Abstract: Economic and environmental sustainability of family-based vegetable production systems in south Uruguay are seriously compromised after two decades of net decreasing prices and strategies based on specialization and intensification. This paper presents a model-based exploration of alternative livelihood strategies in terms of income generation and resource use, under three different future scenarios defined by local experts. We designed new production activities (rotation and animal productions), evaluated them with economical and environmental indicators and finally combined them at farm-scale to elucidate win-win situations and tradeoffs. Results were used for defining policy briefs to support ongoing local innovation processes
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1581902808