Yield gap analysis to identify attainable milk and meat productivities and the potential for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in cattle systems of Colombia

Our findings contribute to understand the farms' current productive performance and provides key insights into the possible technological and managerial changes for improving the productivity of cattle systems in Colombia. The study showed how milk and meat carbon footprint can be lowered with the a...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/123122
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Sumario:Our findings contribute to understand the farms' current productive performance and provides key insights into the possible technological and managerial changes for improving the productivity of cattle systems in Colombia. The study showed how milk and meat carbon footprint can be lowered with the adoption of proper cattle management practices.