Traditional agrosilvopastoral systems at the Municipality of Sohos, Thessaloniki

Agrosilvopastoral systems constitute a traditional land use at the Municipality of Sohos, prefecture of Thessaloniki. A survey of these systems was conducted during the years 2003 and 2004. A special sheet was completed for each system, where information about the ownership, the topographic characteristics, the tree species and agricultural crops or grazing and applied management was collected. The main tree species were walnuts and chestnuts while the agricultural crops were cereals, lucern and tobacco. The main characteristics of them were their small area, the old age of the trees and the absence of tree management. Most of these systems were grazed by sheep or goats, especially after the cereal harvest period. During the last years, farmers focused only at the agricultural crops and the mixed systems tend to change to intensive monocrops.