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Experimentation and model-based re-design for sustainable intensification of mixed crop-livestock smallholder farms in the Mixteca-Oaxaqueña region, Mexico

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  • Reyna-Ramírez, Cristian Alejandro
  • Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela
  • Rossing, Walter A.H.
  • Groot, Jeroen C.J.
  • López-Ridaura, Santiago

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Redesign of farm systems could enable smallholder farms to move towards sustainability. In farm redesign, the joint participation of researchers and farmers is fundamental, together with new techniques and tools for evaluation.

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  • Reyna-Ramírez, Cristian Alejandro & Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela & Rossing, Walter A.H. & Groot, Jeroen C.J. & López-Ridaura, Santiago, 2025. "Experimentation and model-based re-design for sustainable intensification of mixed crop-livestock smallholder farms in the Mixteca-Oaxaqueña region, Mexico," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:224:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x24003706
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104220
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