Research on Integrated Crop-livestock System has experienced growing importance in Brazil. There is an increasing number of publications on this topic, reflecting the renewed interest. However, the Brazilian literature referring to those systems is confusing, because of different terms, acronyms and concepts used. Most publications about those systems reflect regional features with no international reference. There is a need to move the language forward toward more precise and meaningful terminology and definitions, to ensure clear national and international communication. The aim of this manuscript is to develop a consensus of clear definitions and terminology for use in describing Integrated Crop-livestock System. The key rule proposed is to use the terminology adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as the main reference. It is hoped that the terms and definitions discussed become the standard for use in publication on Integrated Crop-livestock System and will provide a more uniform national language and keywords used for international citation. Finally, it is hoped that this standard will help improve communication in science, education, and industry, in order to foster this technology as a way forward toward sustainable intensification of food production.
Integrated crop-livestock system; Mixed crop-livestock system; Terminology