High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis

In the Colombian high-altitude tropics (2200-3000 m.a.s.l.), Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) is the main feed source for the dairy system. This grass species has good characteristics regarding adaptability and productivity, but is affected by frost, grass bugs (Collaria sp.) and precipitation-r...

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Main Authors:	Enciso, Karen, Castillo, Javier, Albarracín, Luis O, Campuzano, Luis F., Burkart, Stefan
Format:	conference poster
Language:	Español
Published:	CGSpace 2025
Subjects:	livestock simulation models sustainability; silage dairy cattle forage ganado modelos de simulación forrajes avena Transversal
Online Access:	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/10fc5791-c76d-49e4-9369-3557e70c1859 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/40606

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spelling	RepoAGROSAVIA406062025-01-28T03:00:37Z High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis Enciso, Karen Castillo, Javier Albarracín, Luis O Campuzano, Luis F. Burkart, Stefan livestock simulation models sustainability; silage dairy cattle forage ganado modelos de simulación forrajes avena Transversal In the Colombian high-altitude tropics (2200-3000 m.a.s.l.), Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) is the main feed source for the dairy system. This grass species has good characteristics regarding adaptability and productivity, but is affected by frost, grass bugs (Collaria sp.) and precipitation-related production seasonality. Forage deficits might thus be a problem at several times in a year. As a strategy to maintain production stable, dairy farmers use commercial feed concentrates increasing their production costs. AGROSAVIA, as a response to this, started in 2005 with the evaluation and selection of new forage species for the Colombian high-altitude tropics. The oat Avena sativa AV25T was identified as promising alternative to supply the requirements of dry matter in times of deficit and released as cultivar in 2018 under the name Altoandina (high-Andean oat). The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic viability of Altoandina in Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems. Altoandina (Aa) was provided as silage in two different diets: 35%Aa-65% Kikuyu grass (yellow diet) and 65%Aa-35% Kikuyu grass (red diet). The diet for comparison was traditional grazing with 100% Kikuyu grass (blue diet). All diets were supplemented with 6kg commercial feed concentrate, 0.5kg cotton seeds and 0.5kg Alfalfa flour per cow/day, respectively. To estimate economic indicators, we used a cashflow model and risk assessment under a Montecarlo simulation model. Including Altoandina incremented productivity per hectare by 82.3% and 220% in the yellow and red diets, respectively. According to the results of our economic model, the yellow diet is the best alternative. Its average NPV was superior in >80% and showed a lower variability. The indicators Value at Risk (VaR) and probability (NPV<0) show the yellow diet to have the lowest risk for economic loss under different yield/market scenarios. The yellow diet also has the lowest unit production costs and uncertainty of productive parameters. According to our findings, supplementation with Altoandina at 35%, i.e. during critical times, has high potential to improve efficiency and profitability. This information is key to the decision-making process of dairy farmers on whether or not to adopt this technology. Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural - MADR 2025-01-27T16:57:15Z 2025-01-27T16:57:15Z 2020 2020 conference poster Póster http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6670 info:eu-repo/semantics/other https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/10fc5791-c76d-49e4-9369-3557e70c1859 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12324/40606 reponame:Biblioteca Digital Agropecuaria de Colombia instname:Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria AGROSAVIA spa Campuzano DLF; Castro RE; Castillo J; Torres CD; Cuesta P; [...] Bayardo YDB. 2018. Altoandina: nueva variedad de Avena Forrajera Altoandina para el trópico alto colombiano. Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia). Colombia. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ 1 application/pdf application/pdf C.I La Libertad Colombia CGSpace
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spellingShingle	livestock simulation models sustainability; silage dairy cattle forage ganado modelos de simulación forrajes avena Transversal Enciso, Karen Castillo, Javier Albarracín, Luis O Campuzano, Luis F. Burkart, Stefan High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
description	In the Colombian high-altitude tropics (2200-3000 m.a.s.l.), Kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus) is the main feed source for the dairy system. This grass species has good characteristics regarding adaptability and productivity, but is affected by frost, grass bugs (Collaria sp.) and precipitation-related production seasonality. Forage deficits might thus be a problem at several times in a year. As a strategy to maintain production stable, dairy farmers use commercial feed concentrates increasing their production costs. AGROSAVIA, as a response to this, started in 2005 with the evaluation and selection of new forage species for the Colombian high-altitude tropics. The oat Avena sativa AV25T was identified as promising alternative to supply the requirements of dry matter in times of deficit and released as cultivar in 2018 under the name Altoandina (high-Andean oat). The objective of this study was to evaluate the economic viability of Altoandina in Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems. Altoandina (Aa) was provided as silage in two different diets: 35%Aa-65% Kikuyu grass (yellow diet) and 65%Aa-35% Kikuyu grass (red diet). The diet for comparison was traditional grazing with 100% Kikuyu grass (blue diet). All diets were supplemented with 6kg commercial feed concentrate, 0.5kg cotton seeds and 0.5kg Alfalfa flour per cow/day, respectively. To estimate economic indicators, we used a cashflow model and risk assessment under a Montecarlo simulation model. Including Altoandina incremented productivity per hectare by 82.3% and 220% in the yellow and red diets, respectively. According to the results of our economic model, the yellow diet is the best alternative. Its average NPV was superior in >80% and showed a lower variability. The indicators Value at Risk (VaR) and probability (NPV<0) show the yellow diet to have the lowest risk for economic loss under different yield/market scenarios. The yellow diet also has the lowest unit production costs and uncertainty of productive parameters. According to our findings, supplementation with Altoandina at 35%, i.e. during critical times, has high potential to improve efficiency and profitability. This information is key to the decision-making process of dairy farmers on whether or not to adopt this technology.
format	conference poster
author	Enciso, Karen Castillo, Javier Albarracín, Luis O Campuzano, Luis F. Burkart, Stefan
author_facet	Enciso, Karen Castillo, Javier Albarracín, Luis O Campuzano, Luis F. Burkart, Stefan
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title	High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
title_short	High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
title_full	High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
title_fullStr	High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
title_full_unstemmed	High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
title_sort	high-andean oat (altoandina) as alternative for colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis
publisher	CGSpace
publishDate	2025
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High-Andean oat (Altoandina) as alternative for Colombia’s high-altitude dairy systems: an economic analysis

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