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Research has identified silvopasture as a high impact solution for carbon reduction, both globally and in Georgia. Given the prevalence of both timber production and cattle farming in Georgia and much of the the Southeast, the state and region seem ideally suited for silvopasture. However, it is not widely practiced. As an extension of the ongoing Drawdown Georgia initiative, we will conduct outreach to landholders in Georgia to better understand knowledge of and attitudes about silvopasture and develop implementation and incentive plans for farmers, especially for cattle and dairy farmers, that could potentially be used throughout the Southeast.

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Our project will benefit rural landholders who will benefit from improved productivity of their working lands, the mitigation of risk that comes from diversifying their land uses, and increased resilience against weather events or other calamities. This has the potential to provide greater economic stability‚Äîand as a result, increase the potential for accumulation of wealth‚Äîin a population whose economic situations are subject to great unpredictability and vulnerable to disruptions in productivity. This includes the subset of these landholders who are African-American and whose financial stability may be especially fragile. Silvopasture practices can provide a buffer against the worst impacts of climate change, as they can create more favorable microclimates and reduce the impacts of hotter and drier weather. As such, these oft forgotten rural landholders can serve as a vanguard in a new climate movement while stabilizing their own livelihoods.

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