Livestock pressure on plantation
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Originally bred to serve as a hardy working breed for plantation and ranch work, the McCurdy horse is now a popular pleasure and trail animal. It is still valued in cattle ranching for its natural ability in working with livestock. ... The horses are solid and stocky and are known for their endurance under saddle.
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The substantial potential for animal production from a number of agroforestry systems has been reviewed by Gutteridge and Shelton (1994). The plantation crop system with perhaps the greatest potential for further development is the integration of livestock, especially cattle (but also sheep and goats) with coconuts (Shelton, 1991). Worldwide there are probably between 10 and 11 million hectares of coconuts, with more than 90% located in the Asia and Pacific region.
Integration of cattle production with coconut plantations is based on the premise that cattle are beneficial to the management of coconuts and that the combined income of the two enterprises is greater. In the past, coconut was the main agricultural activity and cattle management was directed towards reducing plantation weeding costs and increasing copra production (largely from a higher recovery of fallen nuts). In recent years the marked fluctuation in copra prices, both monthly and from year to year, and the structural decline in copra prices since 1950, has encouraged farmers to diversify.
Cattle production is one avenue for diversification. It is increasingly economically attractive both through consistent price increases and price stability. In the Philippines retail prices for beef nearly tripled between 1985 and 1992. Although increases in actual farmgate prices may have been lower, cattle production compares favourably with other intercropping options. Similarly the demand for meat is increasing in Indonesia and this has lead to considerable price increases.
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