Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries
Cattle production in tropical countries is based on the use of extensive grazing systems, which are inefficient systems and generate low levels of profitability. Cattle production, thus, has high emissions per unit of output. Globally, beef from beef cattle systems emits more greenhouse gases per u...
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
2017
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| author | Durango, Sandra Gaviria, Xiomara González, Ricardo Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Arango, Jacobo Barahona Rosales, Rolando |
| author_browse | Arango, Jacobo Barahona Rosales, Rolando Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Durango, Sandra Gaviria, Xiomara González, Ricardo Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren |
| author_facet | Durango, Sandra Gaviria, Xiomara González, Ricardo Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Arango, Jacobo Barahona Rosales, Rolando |
| author_sort | Durango, Sandra |
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| description | Cattle production in tropical countries is based on the use of extensive grazing systems, which are inefficient systems and generate low levels of profitability. Cattle production, thus, has high emissions per unit of output.
Globally, beef from beef cattle systems emits more greenhouse gases per unit of output than any other agricultural product.
Particular mixes of grass and leguminous forage species can significantly reduce methane (CH4) emissions from manure patches and digestion.
Implementation of silvopastoral systems, restoring degraded pastures, and integration of improved pastures are promising mechanisms that can increase productivity and reduce for beef cattle production in Colombia. These actions could also be adopted as national mitigation actions. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2017 |
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| publisher | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
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| spelling | CGSpace813022025-05-28T13:12:16Z Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries Iniciativas de mitigación al cambio climático en sistemas de producción de carne bovina en países tropicales Durango, Sandra Gaviria, Xiomara González, Ricardo Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Arango, Jacobo Barahona Rosales, Rolando climate change agriculture food security Cattle production in tropical countries is based on the use of extensive grazing systems, which are inefficient systems and generate low levels of profitability. Cattle production, thus, has high emissions per unit of output. Globally, beef from beef cattle systems emits more greenhouse gases per unit of output than any other agricultural product. Particular mixes of grass and leguminous forage species can significantly reduce methane (CH4) emissions from manure patches and digestion. Implementation of silvopastoral systems, restoring degraded pastures, and integration of improved pastures are promising mechanisms that can increase productivity and reduce for beef cattle production in Colombia. These actions could also be adopted as national mitigation actions. 2017-05-31 2017-06-05T14:01:17Z 2017-06-05T14:01:17Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81302 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Durango S, Gaviria X, González R, Sotelo Mauricio, Gutiérrez Jhon, Chirinda N, Arango J, Barahona R. 2017. Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security Durango, Sandra Gaviria, Xiomara González, Ricardo Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Arango, Jacobo Barahona Rosales, Rolando Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| title | Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| title_full | Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| title_fullStr | Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| title_short | Climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| title_sort | climate change mitigation initiatives in beef production systems in tropical countries |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81302 |
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