Abstract

ROMO-LOZANO, José Luis; GARCIA-CRUZ, Yanet Biviana; URIBE-GOMEZ, Miguel  and  RODRIGUEZ-TREJO, Dante Arturo. Financial forecast for agroforestry systems in El Fortín, Municipality of Atzalan, Veracruz. Rev. Chapingo ser. cienc. for. ambient [online]. 2012, vol.18, n.1, pp.43-55. ISSN 2007-4018.  https://doi.org/10.5154/r.rchscfa.2011.09.068.

Agroforestry is an old land-use practice that has undergone significant change in the community of El Fortín, municipality of Atzalan, Veracruz. While the agroforestry systems once had a wide variety of components, they have been simplified into single-crop coffee, citrus fruit and banana systems, resulting in an overuse of natural resources and increased poverty and migration. In light of this problem, this research analyzed the existing Agroforestry Systems (AFS) in the study area, using the Diagnosis and Design Methodology (D & D), in order to propose modifications and make new agroforestry design proposals. As a result, we proposed three new agroforestry systems, along with suggestions for better or new management practices. The species proposed are: gmelina (Gmelina arborea), allspice (Pimienta dioica), soursop (Annona muricata), Mexican sarsaparilla (Smilax aristolochiaefolia), mountain immortelle (Erythrina poeppigiana) and signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens). These proposed changes are backed by ex-post and ex-ante financial assessments made for all systems studied for a 20-year period. We demonstrated through these assessments that these systems can provide additional income to reduce poverty and migration, plus conserve more natural resources in the study area. The ex-ante agroforestry systems (agrosilvicultural and silvopastoral) exceeded by more than 80 % the net income obtained by the ex-post systems.

Keywords : Agroforestry; Diagnosis and Design ( D & D) Methodology.

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