IAI-Data-CRN_009_Ecuador: Expansion y trayectorias de la ganaderia en la Amazonia: Ecuador, estudio en el Valle de Quijos y Piedemonte, en Selva Alta

This book, Expansion y trayectorias de la ganaderia en la Amazonia: Ecuador, estudio en el Valle de Quijos y Piedemonte, en Selva Alta, investigates the socioeconomic and biophysical factors that influence the growth of cattle ranching in Ecuador (2003). In-depth interviews were performed with land managers by an interdisciplinary team of researches.

Data collection and analysis focused on the decision making process by which landholders take into account social and biophysical factors in their decision to (a) invest in cattle, in their (b) selection of pasture management technologies, and in (c) the strategies they adopt to deforest primary or secondary growth. The regional case study (185 pages) includes an introduction and four sections: Expansion of Cattle Ranching and Spatial Transformation in the Amazon; Criteria for Selecting Sites and Rural Establishments; Decisions to Deforest, Invest in Cattle, and Manage Pastures; Conclusions and Implications for Policy.