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What’s the beef? Giving livestock a break in Colombia

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Cows are regularly portrayed as evil: four-legged, four-stomached, greenhouse gas machines chomping through forests and destroying the planet. It’s no wonder the idea of a climate-smart livestock system sounds like an oxymoron. Nevertheless, you can get a glimpse of these systems in Colombia’s mountainous, Cauca Department. Patía is also a microcosm of Colombia’s livestock conundrum. … Continue reading →

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Balancing livestock roles: Key actions to improve livestock systems

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This article in the journal Animal reviews the positive and negative roles of livestock in the developing world. Authored by several ILRI staff, the paper also discusses ‘key factors that are likely to determine the future contribution of the sector to food security, environmental protection and economic growth.’ It proposes actions for improving different aspects … Continue reading →

Animal Feeding / CCAFS / Central America / CIAT / Crop-Livestock / Forages / Latin America / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Nicaragua / Project / Research / South America

Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders – Livestock and Fish project to intensify agriculture and mitigate climate change

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The German Government recently approved a new project part of the ‘Livestock and Fish’ research program of the CGIAR. Led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the three-year project aims to improve the agricultural productivity and mitigation of climate change through more efficient nutrient use and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder crop-livestock … Continue reading →