VIABILIDADE DOS CULTIVOS INTEGRADOS AGROPECUÁRIOS E SEUS BENEFÍCIOS

Abstract

Integrated Agricultural Production Systems (SIPA) represent a sustainable approach in agriculture and livestock farming, integrating different forms of production into a single system. This integration aims to optimize resource use, increase productivity, promote environmental conservation, and ensure the economic viability of rural properties.The project developed at the Federal Institute of Goiás, Hidrolândia Campus, aimed to implement and demonstrate the viability of SIPA. It began with a detailed soil analysis and integrated the planting of eucalyptus and the intercropping of corn with Panicum maximum ‘Miyagui’, with the intention of producing silage for animal feed. The project had an educational character, developing practical activities in the field, seeking to provide information to rural producers and collect data for studies. The demonstration unit aims to disseminate methodologies and results that can be applied in other properties and to develop different activities for studies in the area of agriculture and cattle farming. The results obtained highlighted the potential of the corn-grass intercropping for silage production, representing a sustainable approach in agriculture and livestock farming that integrates different forms of production into a single system.