Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco

Autores
Filip, Iván Daniel; Nasca, Jose Andres; Banegas, Natalia Romina; Sacido, Mónica; Peri, Pablo Luis; Faverin, Claudia; Vibart, Ronaldo
Año de publicación
2026
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inglés
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In the Argentinean Chaco region, deforestation continues to be the main way to achieve higher production but at the expense of carbon, biodiversity, and other losses. We evaluated potential trends of selected productive and environmental indicators of agroforestry systems in the region, specifically, a Forest management integrated with livestock system (MBGI; a combination of land-sharing and land-sparing strategies) and a Livestock management on pastures plus forest reserves system (MGP + B; forest reserve areas on 70, 50, and 30% of the farm; land-sparing strategies). Trade-offs and synergies between indicators and the influence of rainfall regimes were also explored. Using system dynamics methodology, we partially developed and integrated a beef cattle model, a soil organic carbon model and a native forest carbon dynamic model to represent typical beef cattle systems in the region. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GHG balance, organic carbon stocks, and land area required per unit of animal production varied across agroforestry systems (MBGI and MGP + B systems) and ecoregions (Dry and Wet Chaco). Under the current modelling conditions, our simulation results show that no single system simultaneously maximized all productive indicators while minimizing all environmental impacts over the long term. Nevertheless, MBGI, MGP + B70, and MGP + B50 consistently showed a more favorable balance between productive and environmental outcomes across the indicators evaluated. More specifically, the MGP + B70 and MGP + B50 systems were identified as promising alternatives for cow-calf farms and native forest. Forest management integrated with livestock and the livestock management of pastures with forest reserves in at least 50% of the farm area could be key systems and strategies to balance food production and carbon conservation in the Argentinean Chaco region.
EEA Las Breñas
Fil: Filip, Iván Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Formosa; Argentina.
Fil: Filip, Iván Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Las Breñas; Argentina.
Fil: Nasca, Jose Andres. Independent Researcher. Terratio San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina.
Fil: Banegas, Natalia Romina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina.
Fil: Banegas, Natalia Romina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina.
Fil: Sacido, Mónica. Independent Researcher; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Faverin, Claudia. Independent Researcher; Argentina.
Fil: Faverin, Claudia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina.
Fil: Vibart, Ronaldo. AgResearch Ltd. Grasslands Research Centre; Nueva Zelanda
Fuente
Journal of Environmental Management 415 : 130600. (August 2026)
Materia
Bosque Primario
Sistemas Pecuarios
Ganado Bovino
Utilización de la Tierra
Ordenación Forestal
Sistemas Silvopascícolas
Primary Forests
Livestock Systems
Cattle
Land Use
Forest Management
Silvopastoral Systems
Bosques Nativos
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
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spelling Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean ChacoFilip, Iván DanielNasca, Jose AndresBanegas, Natalia RominaSacido, MónicaPeri, Pablo LuisFaverin, ClaudiaVibart, RonaldoBosque PrimarioSistemas PecuariosGanado BovinoUtilización de la TierraOrdenación ForestalSistemas SilvopascícolasPrimary ForestsLivestock SystemsCattleLand UseForest ManagementSilvopastoral SystemsBosques NativosRegión Chaqueña, ArgentinaIn the Argentinean Chaco region, deforestation continues to be the main way to achieve higher production but at the expense of carbon, biodiversity, and other losses. We evaluated potential trends of selected productive and environmental indicators of agroforestry systems in the region, specifically, a Forest management integrated with livestock system (MBGI; a combination of land-sharing and land-sparing strategies) and a Livestock management on pastures plus forest reserves system (MGP + B; forest reserve areas on 70, 50, and 30% of the farm; land-sparing strategies). Trade-offs and synergies between indicators and the influence of rainfall regimes were also explored. Using system dynamics methodology, we partially developed and integrated a beef cattle model, a soil organic carbon model and a native forest carbon dynamic model to represent typical beef cattle systems in the region. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GHG balance, organic carbon stocks, and land area required per unit of animal production varied across agroforestry systems (MBGI and MGP + B systems) and ecoregions (Dry and Wet Chaco). Under the current modelling conditions, our simulation results show that no single system simultaneously maximized all productive indicators while minimizing all environmental impacts over the long term. Nevertheless, MBGI, MGP + B70, and MGP + B50 consistently showed a more favorable balance between productive and environmental outcomes across the indicators evaluated. More specifically, the MGP + B70 and MGP + B50 systems were identified as promising alternatives for cow-calf farms and native forest. Forest management integrated with livestock and the livestock management of pastures with forest reserves in at least 50% of the farm area could be key systems and strategies to balance food production and carbon conservation in the Argentinean Chaco region.EEA Las BreñasFil: Filip, Iván Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Formosa; Argentina.Fil: Filip, Iván Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Las Breñas; Argentina.Fil: Nasca, Jose Andres. Independent Researcher. Terratio San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina.Fil: Banegas, Natalia Romina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina.Fil: Banegas, Natalia Romina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina.Fil: Sacido, Mónica. Independent Researcher; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Faverin, Claudia. Independent Researcher; Argentina.Fil: Faverin, Claudia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina.Fil: Vibart, Ronaldo. AgResearch Ltd. Grasslands Research Centre; Nueva ZelandaElsevier2026-08-03T14:02:22Z2026-08-03T14:02:22Z2026-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/27256https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S03014797260206080301-47971095-8630https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.130600Journal of Environmental Management 415 : 130600. (August 2026)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2026-09-24T11:43:39Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/27256instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2026-09-24 11:43:39.723INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
title Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
spellingShingle Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
Filip, Iván Daniel
Bosque Primario
Sistemas Pecuarios
Ganado Bovino
Utilización de la Tierra
Ordenación Forestal
Sistemas Silvopascícolas
Primary Forests
Livestock Systems
Cattle
Land Use
Forest Management
Silvopastoral Systems
Bosques Nativos
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
title_short Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
title_full Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
title_fullStr Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
title_full_unstemmed Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
title_sort Modelling of cow-calf systems under land-sharing and land-sparing strategies in the Argentinean Chaco
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Filip, Iván Daniel
Nasca, Jose Andres
Banegas, Natalia Romina
Sacido, Mónica
Peri, Pablo Luis
Faverin, Claudia
Vibart, Ronaldo
author Filip, Iván Daniel
author_facet Filip, Iván Daniel
Nasca, Jose Andres
Banegas, Natalia Romina
Sacido, Mónica
Peri, Pablo Luis
Faverin, Claudia
Vibart, Ronaldo
author_role author
author2 Nasca, Jose Andres
Banegas, Natalia Romina
Sacido, Mónica
Peri, Pablo Luis
Faverin, Claudia
Vibart, Ronaldo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bosque Primario
Sistemas Pecuarios
Ganado Bovino
Utilización de la Tierra
Ordenación Forestal
Sistemas Silvopascícolas
Primary Forests
Livestock Systems
Cattle
Land Use
Forest Management
Silvopastoral Systems
Bosques Nativos
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
topic Bosque Primario
Sistemas Pecuarios
Ganado Bovino
Utilización de la Tierra
Ordenación Forestal
Sistemas Silvopascícolas
Primary Forests
Livestock Systems
Cattle
Land Use
Forest Management
Silvopastoral Systems
Bosques Nativos
Región Chaqueña, Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In the Argentinean Chaco region, deforestation continues to be the main way to achieve higher production but at the expense of carbon, biodiversity, and other losses. We evaluated potential trends of selected productive and environmental indicators of agroforestry systems in the region, specifically, a Forest management integrated with livestock system (MBGI; a combination of land-sharing and land-sparing strategies) and a Livestock management on pastures plus forest reserves system (MGP + B; forest reserve areas on 70, 50, and 30% of the farm; land-sparing strategies). Trade-offs and synergies between indicators and the influence of rainfall regimes were also explored. Using system dynamics methodology, we partially developed and integrated a beef cattle model, a soil organic carbon model and a native forest carbon dynamic model to represent typical beef cattle systems in the region. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GHG balance, organic carbon stocks, and land area required per unit of animal production varied across agroforestry systems (MBGI and MGP + B systems) and ecoregions (Dry and Wet Chaco). Under the current modelling conditions, our simulation results show that no single system simultaneously maximized all productive indicators while minimizing all environmental impacts over the long term. Nevertheless, MBGI, MGP + B70, and MGP + B50 consistently showed a more favorable balance between productive and environmental outcomes across the indicators evaluated. More specifically, the MGP + B70 and MGP + B50 systems were identified as promising alternatives for cow-calf farms and native forest. Forest management integrated with livestock and the livestock management of pastures with forest reserves in at least 50% of the farm area could be key systems and strategies to balance food production and carbon conservation in the Argentinean Chaco region.
EEA Las Breñas
Fil: Filip, Iván Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia de Formosa; Argentina.
Fil: Filip, Iván Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Las Breñas; Argentina.
Fil: Nasca, Jose Andres. Independent Researcher. Terratio San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina.
Fil: Banegas, Natalia Romina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Animal del Chaco Semiárido; Argentina.
Fil: Banegas, Natalia Romina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina.
Fil: Sacido, Mónica. Independent Researcher; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Faverin, Claudia. Independent Researcher; Argentina.
Fil: Faverin, Claudia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina.
Fil: Vibart, Ronaldo. AgResearch Ltd. Grasslands Research Centre; Nueva Zelanda
description In the Argentinean Chaco region, deforestation continues to be the main way to achieve higher production but at the expense of carbon, biodiversity, and other losses. We evaluated potential trends of selected productive and environmental indicators of agroforestry systems in the region, specifically, a Forest management integrated with livestock system (MBGI; a combination of land-sharing and land-sparing strategies) and a Livestock management on pastures plus forest reserves system (MGP + B; forest reserve areas on 70, 50, and 30% of the farm; land-sparing strategies). Trade-offs and synergies between indicators and the influence of rainfall regimes were also explored. Using system dynamics methodology, we partially developed and integrated a beef cattle model, a soil organic carbon model and a native forest carbon dynamic model to represent typical beef cattle systems in the region. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GHG balance, organic carbon stocks, and land area required per unit of animal production varied across agroforestry systems (MBGI and MGP + B systems) and ecoregions (Dry and Wet Chaco). Under the current modelling conditions, our simulation results show that no single system simultaneously maximized all productive indicators while minimizing all environmental impacts over the long term. Nevertheless, MBGI, MGP + B70, and MGP + B50 consistently showed a more favorable balance between productive and environmental outcomes across the indicators evaluated. More specifically, the MGP + B70 and MGP + B50 systems were identified as promising alternatives for cow-calf farms and native forest. Forest management integrated with livestock and the livestock management of pastures with forest reserves in at least 50% of the farm area could be key systems and strategies to balance food production and carbon conservation in the Argentinean Chaco region.
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