The iberian Dehesa (“Montado” in Portugal) is a unique agrosilvopastoral system where economic and social activity is generated in a perfect balance with the environment where they develop.
It is the product of human action on the Mediterranean forest areas, where usually are not appropriate other agricultural activities. The result is a combination of a grazing productive stratum and a dispersed trees stratum.
Its present condition is the result of the combined action of cultural, ecological, economic, geographic, historical, landscape, and social factors.
The main protagonist of this system is the woodland, being mainly of the genus Quercus spp, holm (Quercus ilex) and cork (Quercus suber), which acorns are a source of food for livestock and wildlife in the pasture during late fall and winter. These pasture lands are characterized by low production in winter months and no production at all during the summer months.
The origin of the Spanish dehesa dates back at least to the Middle Ages, and possibly over 1000 years ago. The denomination of “dehesa” is derived from “defensa”, and “defessar” was defending an area of common use of their pastures, reserving certain cattle.
This agroforestry system occupies more than 3×106 hectares in the south-west Iberian peninsula. The mean tree density is around 30–50 trees ha–1, varying from isolated trees to complete tree cover (over 100 trees/ha). Several tree species are present at the dehesa systems but perennifolius Quercus ilex L. (holm oak) and Quercus suber L. (cork oak) are the dominant tree species.
The dehesa is commonly used for extensive livestock rearing, with the animals feeding on leaves, acorns and grass; cereal fodder is also grown in long rotations; and cork, firewood, charcoal, game, honey, and diverse other goods are also produced.
Company Details
- Address
- Dehesa, Es
- Industry
- Farming
- NAICS
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Crop ProductionOilseed and Grain FarmingVegetable and Melon FarmingFruit and Tree Nut FarmingGreenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture ProductionOther Crop FarmingSoybean FarmingOilseed (except Soybean) FarmingDry Pea and Bean FarmingWheat FarmingCorn FarmingRice FarmingOther Grain FarmingOrange GrovesCitrus (except Orange) GrovesNoncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut FarmingFood Crops Grown Under CoverNursery and Floriculture ProductionTobacco FarmingCotton FarmingSugarcane FarmingHay FarmingAll Other Crop FarmingOilseed and Grain Combination FarmingAll Other Grain FarmingPotato FarmingOther Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon FarmingApple OrchardsGrape VineyardsStrawberry FarmingBerry (except Strawberry) FarmingTree Nut FarmingFruit and Tree Nut Combination FarmingOther Noncitrus Fruit FarmingMushroom ProductionOther Food Crops Grown Under CoverNursery and Tree ProductionFloriculture ProductionSugar Beet FarmingPeanut FarmingAll Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
- Website
- http://www.dehesasibericas.es
- Keywords
- Huelva.
- HQ
- Dehesa
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Dehesas Ibericas (News About The Dehesa)'s industry is
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Dehesa Campillo Bajo,
Fiware,
Dehesa De Luna, Finca Reserva De Biodiversidad,
Finca Dehesa Frías,
Smart Biosystem Laboratory Agr-278,
Dehesa Rural Extremadura.
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