With the participation of 190 people, including ranchers from the different municipalities of Tolima, representatives of public and private institutions, such as SENA, CORPOICA, CORTOLIMA, FEDEGAN, Universidad del Tolima, Empresa Agricola El Chaco and the Committees of Cattlemen of Tolima and of Ibague, in addition to NGOs and commercial companies. The meeting developed an agenda that included a dialogue of knowledge about silvopastoral systems, a conference on the same topic and the official presentation of the Association of Producers with Silvopastoral Systems (ASOPASTORIL). It should be noted that this meeting is the result of the work of different institutions that join efforts for a conversion of conventional livestock towards a more environmentally friendly model, such as the design and management of livestock systems with trees.Keywords: ranchers; trees; rural development, association