The Latin American Congress on Agroforestry for Sustainable Animal Production is the right opportunity for scientific and technological discussion among Latin-American specialists, as well as scientists from other continents, who work on the topics of agroforestry systems for sustainable animal production, an initiative that started in 1999 in Colombia, being continued in 2001, in Costa Rica, and in Mexico in 2004.
To continue with the celebration of this important congress, Cuba obtained the right to host its fourth edition, which will take place on October 24th-27th, 2006, and will be organized by the Experimental Station of Pastures and Forages "Indio Hatuey", the Institute of Animal Science, the Institute of Tropical Livestock and the Institute of Forestry Research, scientific centres that have been working for more than 20 years on the use of trees and shrubs for animal production, obtaining relevant scientific-technical results and accumulating experiences on technology transfer to the farmers and production enterprises.
The congress will be held in the famous Varadero beach, province of Matanzas, at the “Plaza America” Convention Centre, located 130 kilometres from the city of Havana.
Within this Congress other events will take place: the Seventh International Workshop “Trees and shrubs in livestock”, the Third Regional Meeting on Mulberry, the Workshop on the Transference of Agroforestry Technologies for Animal Production, the Fourth Symposium on Agroforestry Techniques and the International “Successful Producers in Agroforestry”.

We will very please to welcome you to such an important congress, not only for exchanging, but also for you to enjoy the cultural and historical riches of Cuba and the hospitality of our people.

Dr. Giraldo Jesús Martín Martín
President of the Organizing Committee