Productive diversification in livestock farms linking wildlife

摘要

Historically, Mexican livestock production has experienced several crises, due toseveral factors; consequently producers have seek for other productive alternatives,one of which is the operation of Management Units for Wildlife Conservation (UMA).This type of units focused as agroecosystems can generate social, environmental andeconomic benefits. The UMA can complement conventional livestock productionsystems, as has been demonstrated in both hunting ranches and social land tenure knowin Mexico as “ejidos”. There are several factors, which favor the success or failureof a UMA, which could be oriented to success by proper planning, implementation,control and evaluation of these agroecosystems that interact with the value chain ofthe diversified livestock system.