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News 10
08.10.2014
Bioss: A Bioeconomic Model for
Silvopastoral Systems in Rio de Janeiro
INTECRAL Work Package 2:
Good Agricultural Practices and Participatory Planning
INTECRAL project is a jointly developed scientific cooperation supported by the German Federal Ministry of
Education and Research (BMBF) and the State Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock Project Rio Rural (SEAPECPRR). It aims to improve the competitiveness of the rural economic sector in due consideration of a sustainable
watershed management, including environmental risk mitigation and protection of natural resources.
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BIOSS: A Bioeconomic model for silvopastoral systems in Rio de Janeiro
The first phase of the development of a tool that will assist
in the process of silvopastoral systems implementation
decision making was completed, through the conceptualization of the BIOSS model (scope, modules definition, expected outputs) a field phase for primary information collection (simultaneously with the “Assessment of Silvopastoral Systems in Italva, RJ” activity). A parametrization and
simulation of the collected data in WaNulCas Model (A
model of water, nutrient and light capture in Agroforestry
systems) was carried out.
Relevant activities
Involved institutions
The main results of this first phase can be summarized as:
ITT / CUAS, Rio Rural / SEAPEC, PESAGRO, EMATER Italva.
The main activities developed correspond to: model´s
conceptualization and parameterization, primary information obtaining through a household socioeconomic
and productive assessment, identification of the perceptions about silvopastoral systems and potential optimal
arrangements for implementation, simulation of scenarios using WaNulCas Model at the World Agroforestry Centre in Bogor, Indonesia.
Relevant results
 Conceptual framework for BIOSS Model.
Collaborators
 Completed household assessment (socioeconomic
and productive).
Berenice Quintana, Juan Carlos Torrico, Alejandra
Pedraza (ITT); Marcos Andre Jogaib, Jarbas Saraiba, Nelson Teixeira and Helga Hissa (PRR); Luiz Antonio Antunes
de Oliveira (PESAGRO); Carlos Marconi de Souza Resende,
Paulo Saraiva Neto, Felipe de Andrade Silveira, Wagner
Nunez do Nascimento and Edson Guimarâes da Rocha
(EMATER Italva).
 Identification of farmer´s needs and preferences related to silvopastoral systems.
Research area
Next steps
The research took place in 5 micro-basins of the Italva
municipality as showing in Figure 1.
The next steps for the period 2014—2015 correspond to:
 BIOSS Model parameterization (soil module, tree module, grassland module and economic module).
 Three scenario modelling with WaNulCas (current
system, tree monoculture and silvopastoral system).
 List of criteria to implement and assess 2 pilot units
in Italva.
 Use of the collected information for the BIOSS tool.
 First version of BIOSS Tool.
 Implementation of 2 units of participatory research
in silvopastoral systems by PESAGRO and PRR.
Acknowledgement
Figure 1. Italva—Research area and micro-basins
The researchers would like to express their gratitude to all the
team from PRR whom strongly supported the work done with the
logistic and mentoring in Brazil. Deepest gratitude to EMATER
Italva for the great support on-field and to the farmers and the
families of Ezio García da Silva, Marciano Soares Pessanha, Jose
Correa Filho, Jubelton Valentin da Silva, Deildo de Campos Lima,
Josue Gómez Moreira, Licerio Guimarães da Rocha, Nilton de
Souza Fernandes and Almerindo Correa da Silva. Finally, thanks to
PESAGRO for their collaboration.
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©Pedraza, 2014
Household survey—Property of Marciano Soares (11.04.2014)
Main menu BIOSS Model
©Pedraza,
@Pedraza,2014
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@Pedraza, 2014
Farmers needs and preferences on silvopastoral systems identification (10.04.14)
On-farm semi-structured interview – Property of Nilton de Souza (16.04.14)
@Pedraza, 2014
Available native species seedlings in the region—Cardozo Moreira nursery
(26.05.2014)
@Pedraza, 2014
Soil sampling in pastureland – Property of Marciano Soares (20.05.14)
CONTACT
ITT— CUAS: [email protected]; SEAPEC RIO RURAL Project: [email protected]
Web Page: http://intecral-project.web.fh-koeln.de/
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