Livestock and pastureland under pressure

Introduction. Livestock rearing and grazing in local areas: revealing tensions, outlining solutions

René Poccard-Chapuis, Guillaume Duteurtre, Jacques Lasseur, Koffi Alinon

Questioning the validity of livestock rearing on pasture

A shared scientific ambition enhancing a diversity of terrains

Assessing and supporting: two pillars for a territorial approach

References

Part 1. Assessing the multiple functions of livestock farming in local areas

1. Reconsidering the roles of livestock farming in island territories: Reunion Island through the prism of the circular economy and agroecology

Tiago Teixeira da Silva Siqueira, Jean-Philippe Choisis, Jonathan Vayssières, Maëva Miralles-Bruneau, Louis-Axel Édouard-Rambaut, Manon Alvanitakis, Clément Jacquet, Mathieu Vigne

Introduction

Context and challenges of the island territory of Reunion

Roles and impacts of livestock farming in Reunion territory

Circular economy and agroecology, two useful concepts for changing livestock farming models

Conclusion

References

2. Crop-livestock complementarities and their role in territories: implementing a multi-scale diagnosis in north-west Vietnam

Charlotte Hemingway, Mathieu Vigne, Laurent Ruiz, Claire Aubron

Introduction

Major transformations in livestock systems in north-west Vietnam

Livestock activities practiced by diversified mixed farms

Conclusion

References

3. The impact of agrarian transformations on water and energy consumption within a territory: comparative agriculture and territorial metabolism in semi-arid India

Charlotte Hemingway, Mathieu Vigne, Laurent Ruiz, Claire Aubron

Introduction

Assessing material and energy flows between social categories within a territory

Human and animal muscle power, keystones of the agrarian system in the 1950s

Profound changes in livestock farming from 1950 to the present

The agrarian system today: inequalities that persist

Conclusion

References

4. Social, economic and environmental impacts of dairy industry development: a computer simulation approach in northern Senegal

Jean-Daniel Cesaro, Jean-Pierre Müller, Arona Diaw, Moctar Gaye, Serena Ferrari, Christian Corniaux, Étienne Delay, Alexandre Ickowicz

Introduction

Multifunctionality framework of livestock production systems

Study area: the Dagana dairy basin

Territorial assessment of ecological intensification of livestock production systems

Co-design of the computer simulation of the Dagana dairy basin

Development scenarios and analysis of associated impacts

Conclusion

References

5. Assessing the contribution of manure to rural livelihoods: a systems approach in the semi-arid regions of central Tunisia

Véronique Alary, Aymen Frija

Introduction

The place of livestock in the conceptual framework of agroecology

A systems approach to the place of manure in the semi-arid zone of central Tunisia

The multiple contributions of manure at different scales of organization of agricultural activity

Some food for thought on the contribution of manure to living conditions

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

Part 2. Supporting the governance of local livestock farming activities

6. Pastoral livestock farming and viticulture in the Minervois: collective strategies for a territorial agroecology

Marc Moraine, Julie Ryschawy, Myriam Grillot, Véronique Lucas, Pauline Lécole, Fabien Stark

Introduction

Territorial resources, drivers and conditions of agroecological transition

Collective strategies for territorial agroecology: case study in the Minervois

Territorial agroecology as a new socio-technical regime under construction?

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

7. Reconciling the multiple uses of agro-pastoral resources: participatory mapping around the Moukoulou dam (Guéra province, Chad)

Koffi Alinon, Ibra Touré, Bondoro Ouya, Djaklessam Haiwang, Mahamat Zene Wadji Tassi

Introduction

Methodological approach

The study area

Knowledge of spaces and patterns of activity

The challenges of resource use and the search for shared governance

Conclusion

References

8. Collective organization and sustainable management of rangelands: a territorial governance issue in southern Tunisia

Irène Carpentier

Introduction

Pastoral livestock territory in south-eastern Tunisia: Beni Khedache, a marginal area with a paradoxical status

Collective organization and land management: a tool for sustainable resource governance?

Collective organization in the mesh of pastoral governance

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

9. Agro-sylvopastoralism and territory: towards the emergence of new socio-environmental synergies in Corsica

Irène Carpentier

Introduction

Agro-sylvopastoralism and territories: the story of a rupture in social, political and environmental relations linking island spaces and agricultural activities

Agro-sylvopastoralism and megafires: resituating human activities within the interdependencies that make up the environment

Agro-sylvopastoralism and public action: multi-actor and multi-use dynamics around landscape and territory

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

10. Supporting the transition of livestock farming systems: a land-use planning approach in the Brazilian Amazon

René Poccard-Chapuis, Darlena Caroline da Cruz Correa, Jair Valério Ripardo, Jaqueline Carvalho Peçanha

Introduction

Livestock farming and the agricultural frontier, a devastating multifunctionality in the Amazon

After the frontier, livestock farming as a vector for sustainable territorial development

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

11. Networks, knowledge, techniques and environments: what kind of territory does the Corsican ewe shape?

Lucile Garçon, Anne Lauvie, Jean-Yves Gambotti, Claire Lesgourgues, Chloé Artis

Introduction

The local breed, a heritage factor for collective mobilization

Networks of players structured in the name of genetic progress

The selection scheme and the question of relations with the environment

The Corsican ewe as a resource: between anchoring and expanding a local breed

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

12. Supporting the governance of agro-pastoral resources: a reading through territory and citizenship in eastern Burkina Faso

Charline Rangé

Introduction

The dynamics of violence in eastern Burkina Faso through the prism of the pastoral crisis

From conflicts over pastoral zones to the question of identities and powers

The difficult question of citizenship in pastoral societies

Resocializing and re-politicizing territory and actors

Conclusion

References

Part 3. Summary

13. At the heart of evaluation: the multiple functions of livestock farming in territories

René Poccard-Chapuis, Guillaume Duteurtre, Koffi Alinon, Jacques Lasseur, Irène Carpentier, Charlotte Hemingway, Sergio Magnani, Fabien Stark

Contextualizing evaluation in territories

Understanding the multiplicity of livestock farming functions through relevant indicators

Revealing tensions as well as opportunities, with a view to facilitating compromises in territories

Conclusion

References

14. Rethinking livestock farming within territorial governance frameworks

Jacques Lasseur, Koffi Alinon, René Poccard-Chapuis, Guillaume Duteurtre, Sergio Magnani, Irène Carpentier

Take into account changes in public action, territorial governance and livestock farming on pasture

Identify issues specific to livestock farming activities

Identify levers for action to support the redefinition of the place of livestock farming in territories

References

Conclusion. Understanding, evaluating and supporting: the territorial approach in question

René Poccard-Chapuis, Guillaume Duteurtre, Jacques Lasseur, Koffi Alinon

Livestock farming and grazing land under pressure

The territorial approach untangles the tensions and opportunities facing livestock farmers

The territorial framework renews evaluation approaches and brings them closer to governance

The territorial approach: limits and prospects

List of acronyms used

List of authors