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Low-emission livestock

28/12/2020 Go to Evidence

70% of the livestock herd and 60% of the livestock area in Costa Rica will adopt low-emission systems with adaptation and resilience measures by 2030 (Government of Costa Rica, 2020).

Gobierno de Costa Rica (2020). Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada de Costa Rica 2020.

Gobierno de Costa Rica (2020). Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada de Costa Rica 2020.

Agroecological practices in tropical livestock far

17/12/2020 Go to Evidence

The article reviews successful agroecological experiences in tropical livestock systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting cases in Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Guadeloupe. It analyzes how integrated practices—such as adapted genetic management, nutrition with local resources, hormone-free reproductive management, and natural parasite control—improve sustainability, resilience, and animal productivity. It includes emblematic studies such as Finca Tosoly (Colombia) and the “Lèt Agogo” program (Haiti), which combine food production, energy, and ecosystem services. The research proposes a framework for transitioning to resilient, multifunctional, low-emission livestock systems based on biodiversity and the circular economy.

INRAE Guadeloupe, en colaboración con la Universidad Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Brasil), el Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (Portugal) y el Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE, Costa Rica).

Alexandre, G., Rodriguez, L., Arece, J., Delgadillo, J., Garcia, G. W., Habermeier, K., ... & Archimède, H. (2021). Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(1), 111.

Degraded lands

01/12/2020 Go to Evidence

130,000 hectares of degraded land will have been restored by 2050 through agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, depending on the international support received (National Government of the Republic of Panama, 2020).

Gobierno Nacional de la República de Panamá (2020). Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional de Panamá (CDN1). Primera actualización. Diciembre de 2020.

Gobierno Nacional de la República de Panamá (2020). Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional de Panamá (CDN1). Primera actualización. Diciembre de 2020.

Dry Matter Intake in Heifers with Cowpea vs Pangol

29/08/2020 Go to Evidence

The 7.37 kg/day represents the average dry matter intake in heifers fed cowpea hay, being 0.42 kg/day higher than those fed pangola grass hay (Corea et al., 2020).

El 7.37 kg/día representa el consumo promedio de materia seca en novillas alimentadas con heno de caupí, siendo 0.42 kg/día mayor que aquellas alimentadas con heno de pangola (Corea et al., 2020).

Corea, E.E., Castro-Montoya, J., Mendoza, M.V., López, F.M., Martinez, A., Alvarado, M.E., Moreno, C., Broderick, G.A., & Dickhoefer, U. (2020). Effect of forage source and dietary rumen-undegradable protein on nutrient use and growth in dairy heifers. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 269, 114658.

Crude Protein Content in Cowpea vs Pangola Hay

29/08/2020 Go to Evidence

The 151 g/kg DM represents the crude protein content in cowpea hay, being 95.5 g/kg DM higher than pangola grass hay (55.5 g/kg DM) (Corea et al., 2020).

El 151 g/kg MS representa el contenido de proteína cruda en heno de caupí, siendo 95.5 g/kg MS mayor que el heno de pangola (55.5 g/kg MS) (Corea et al., 2020).

Corea, E.E., Castro-Montoya, J., Mendoza, M.V., López, F.M., Martinez, A., Alvarado, M.E., Moreno, C., Broderick, G.A., & Dickhoefer, U. (2020). Effect of forage source and dietary rumen-undegradable protein on nutrient use and growth in dairy heifers. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 269, 114658.

Restoration processes

14/04/2020 Go to Evidence

1,000,000 hectares of landscapes will be incorporated into restoration processes in Chile by 2030, with priority given to vulnerable areas (Sánchez Molina, 2020).

Sánchez Molina, P. (14 de abril de 2020). Chile es el primer país de América Latina en entregar la actualización de su compromiso de reducción de emisiones y medidas para enfrentar el cambio climático. PV Magazine

Sánchez Molina, P. (14 de abril de 2020). Chile es el primer país de América Latina en entregar la actualización de su compromiso de reducción de emisiones y medidas para enfrentar el cambio climático. PV Magazine

Perceptions of climate change in Guatemala

01/05/2019 Go to Evidence

In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).

Bárbara Viguera, Francisco Alpízar, Celia A. Harvey, M. Ruth, Martínez-Rodríguez, Milagro Saborío-Rodríguez, Lucía Contreras

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) Conservation International, Moore Center for Science Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe, Unidad de Cambio Climático Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Economía e Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas University of Sussex, School of Business, Department of Management and Economics

Crop mapping accuracy

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

94% of the soybean area reported in federal statistics was captured in the state mapping of Mato Grosso during 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).

94% del área de soja reportada en las estadísticas federales fue capturada en el mapeo estatal de Mato Grosso durante 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Family farming in LAC

01/04/2017 Go to Evidence

70% of rural productive units can be characterized as transitional or subsistence family farming in LAC (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).

70% de las unidades productivas rurales pueden caracterizarse como agricultura familiar en transición o de subsistencia en ALC (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).

de Olloqui, F., & Fernández Díez, M. C. (2017). Financiamiento del sector agroalimentario y desarrollo rural. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.

Farm households reached by HarvestPlus

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

4 million farm households are regularly growing biofortified crops in HarvestPlus target countries (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

4 millones de hogares agrícolas están cultivando regularmente cultivos biofortificados en países objetivo de HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.