Ancient Agropastoral System of the Bolivian Altiplano a Robust Ecosystem Endangered from Changes in Land-use d'Apollonia, Sarah Jennifer; Meilby, Henrik; Sørensen, Marten Published in: Sustainable Agriculture Research DOI: 10.5539/sar.v7n4p70 Publication date: 2018 Document version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Document license: CC BY Citation for published version (APA): d'Apollonia, S. J., Meilby, H., & Sørensen, M. (2018). Ancient Agropastoral System of the Bolivian Altiplano: a Robust Ecosystem Endangered from Changes in Land-use. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 7(4), 70-90. https://doi.org/10.5539/sar.v7n4p70 Download date: 01. Oct. 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Research; Vol. 7, No. 4; 2018 ISSN 1927-050X E-ISSN 1927-0518 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Ancient Agropastoral System of the Bolivian Altiplano: a Robust Ecosystem Endangered from Changes in Land-use Sarah J. d'Apollonia1, Henrik Meilby2, & Marten Sørensen1 1Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark 2Department of Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark Correspondence: Marten Sørensen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. E-mail:
[email protected] Received: June 30, 2018 Accepted: July 20, 2018 Online Published: August 25, 2018 doi:10.5539/sar.v7n4p70 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/sar.v7n4p70 Abstract The current study examines the challenges and constraints faced by rural, small-herd, llama (Lama glama) agropastoralists of the Bolivian Altiplano. Three different study sites with various degrees of agropastoralism were examined in order to describe the relationship between quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and llama production and the implications of land use competition between these two livelihoods.