ABSTRACTThe practical objective of agrosilvopastoral (ASPS) systems, in areas fundamentally devoted to cattle production, is to produce goods, traditionally forestry goods such as fuelwood, poles, and timber. These goods are used to solve immediate domestic needs, to provide for local needs and also to alleviate the pressure on natural forests.By definition, ASPS is a collective name for land-use systems, implying the combination or deliberate association of a woody component (trees or shrubs) with cattle in the same site. Essentially, these systems are a model of production and conservation based on silvicultural practices complementary to pre-existing agricultural activities. From this point of view, these practices may be applied in a wide range of ecological and productive conditions. Based on this framework, several activities to achieve ASPS are proposed.