Eco-efficient crop and livestock production for poor farmers in the sub-humid hillside areas of Nicaragua

Published on 20 May 2011

Research Areas

Agrobiodiversity, Crops, Land Management, Livestock

Countries

Nicaragua

Timeline

Start Date: 1 July 2010 | End Date: 30 June 2013

Overview

This project aims to improve livelihoods of rural poor in sub-humid hillsides of Nicaragua by enhancing eco-efficiency in rural landscapes through the application of the Quesungual Slash and Mulch Agroforestry System (QSMAS) in combination with enhanced forage-based technologies as the basis of an integrated land use management strategy.

Research Partners

• University
• University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU)

Tags

Agroforestry, Conservation Agriculture, crop-livestock production systems, eco-efficiente agriculture, Land use, technology