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Economic gains from crop-livestock integration in relation to conventional systems

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Author(s):
Gabriela Geraldi Mendonça [1] ; Flávia Fernanda Simili [2] ; Jeferson Garcia Augusto [3] ; Pedro Mielli Bonacim [4] ; Leonardo Sartori Menegatto [5] ; Augusto Hauber Gameiro [6]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal - Brasil
[2] Instituto de Zootecnia/APTA/SAA. Centro de Pesquisa de Bovinos de Corte - Brasil
[3] Instituto de Zootecnia/APTA/SAA. Centro de Pesquisa de Bovinos de Corte - Brasil
[4] Instituto de Zootecnia/APTA/SAA. Centro de Pesquisa de Bovinos de Corte - Brasil
[5] Instituto de Zootecnia/APTA/SAA. Centro de Pesquisa de Bovinos de Corte - Brasil
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Nutrição e Produção Animal - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ZOOTECNIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE; v. 49, 2020-03-23.
Abstract

ABSTRACT The objective with this study was to calculate the total cost of maize production and beef cattle in permanent pasture activities in separate production systems (conventional) and integrated systems (maize production plus beef cattle), as well as to verify economic gains explained by the economy of scope. The first step for the development of the research was to obtain field experimental data. Six experimental treatments were studied: corn grain production, beef cattle in permanent pasture, and four integrated systems based on different crop and pasture sowings. The second step consisted in the collection, calculation, and allocation of variable and fixed costs to estimate costs of production in the systems. The crop-livestock integration showed economic gains in relation to conventional systems, which can be explained by the dilution of fixed costs and the presence of shareable inputs, resulting in economy of scope. It was also possible to demonstrate that total unit costs of both crop and livestock were lower in crop-livestock integration, showing that integrated systems resulted in economic benefits as compared with conventional ones. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/24514-6 - Environmental impact, productivity and economic feasibility of conventional or integrated farming livestock systems
Grantee:Flávia Fernanda Simili
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/50339-5 - Institutional research development plan of the Animal Science Institute (PDIp)
Grantee:Lenira El Faro Zadra
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - State Research Institutes Modernization Program