Managing changes, transforming the sector: the case of the Colombian Roundtable for Sustainable Cattle

The global and Latin American cattle sectors have considerable potential for large-scale food production, thus positioning themselves as a fundamental axis for global food security. Cattle production is, however, simultaneously responsible for at least 9.5% of the global greenhouse gas emissions, fi...

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Main Authors: Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116074
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Summary:The global and Latin American cattle sectors have considerable potential for large-scale food production, thus positioning themselves as a fundamental axis for global food security. Cattle production is, however, simultaneously responsible for at least 9.5% of the global greenhouse gas emissions, finding itself increasingly at the mercy of a variety of factors, such as climate change and an increasing demand, forcing it to transform its forms of production (Gerber et al., 2013).