Abstract

This paper studies the adoption of silvopastoral systems (SPS) and regenerative livestock approaches (RLA) in southern Chile, where cattle farming is central to rural livelihoods. We use original representative survey data for 383 beef and dual-purpose producers in three regions that account for two-thirds of the national herd to estimate associations between adoption decisions and structural, socioeconomic, institutional, attitudinal,and perceptual vaiables. adoption is associated with larger herd size, higher stocking rates, and higher formal education (college and postgraduate); SPS adoption correlates with smaller farms, environmental motivations such as greenhouse gas mitigation, and limited access assistance: although women are more likely to adopt SPS and less likely to adopt RLA, the pattern is reversed when advisory support is available. Environmental perceptions also play a role: beliefs that RLA improves soil fertility and that SPS reduces greenhouse no residual association between SPS and RLA adoption, indicating that each practice responds to unique motivations and conditions. Such heterogeneity implies that a such as soil health monitoring, carbon-linked incentives, and payments for ecosystem services—are needed to encourage adoption