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Live Weight Gain with Cowpea Hay

29/08/2020 Go to Evidence

The 900 g/day represents the average live weight gain in heifers fed cowpea hay, being 90 g/day higher than those with pangola grass hay (Corea et al., 2020).

Los 900 g/día representan la ganancia de peso vivo promedio en novillas alimentadas con heno de caupí, siendo 90 g/día mayor que aquellas 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.

Starting Weight of Holstein Heifers in the Tropics

29/08/2020 Go to Evidence

The 166 kg represents the average initial live weight of 6.5-month-old Holstein heifers under tropical conditions in El Salvador (Corea et al., 2020).

Los 166 kg representan el peso vivo inicial promedio de novillas Holstein de 6.5 meses de edad en condiciones tropicales de El Salvador (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.

Carbon Neutrality

14/04/2020 Go to Evidence

USD 27.3-48.6 billion in investments until 2050 represents the Carbon Neutrality goal for Chile (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

Effectiveness of soybean mapping

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

79-85% was the reported accuracy for land use and cover maps in Mato Grosso, with a Kappa index of 0.71-0.78 using cross-validation (Garrett et al., 2018).

79-85% fue la precisión reportada para los mapas de uso de tierra y cobertura en Mato Grosso, con un índice Kappa de 0.71-0.78 usando validación cruzada (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.

Municipalities with livestock activity

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

39 out of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso (Brazil) maintained livestock activity during the study period (Garrett et al., 2018).

39 de 141 municipios de Mato Grosso (Brasil) mantenían actividad ganadera durante el período de estudio (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.

Soybean prices and distance to ports

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

45% negative correlation exists between local soybean prices and distance to ports in Mato Grosso, indicating that prices decrease with increasing distance (Garrett et al., 2018).

45% de correlación negativa existe entre los precios locales de soja y la distancia a los puertos en Mato Grosso, indicando que los precios disminuyen al aumentar la distancia (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.

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.

Soybean production

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

16% was the representation of Mato Grosso, Brazil in South American soybean production (7% overall) and 6% of South American meat production (1% overall) during the 2000-2011 period (Garrett et al., 2018).

16% fue la representación de Mato Grosso, Brasil en la producción de soja de Sudamérica (7% global) y el 6% de la producción de carne sudamericana (1% global) durante el período de 2000-2011 (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.

Mexico agriculture multiplier effect

06/08/2017

$2.40 additional in the food industries is generated for every dollar of value generated in agriculture in Mexico (World Bank, 2017).

2,40 dólares adicionales en las industrias alimentarias son generados por cada dólar de valor generado en la agricultura en México (Banco Mundial, 2017)

World Bank. 2017b (unpublished). Calculation of the expanded agriculture GDP for Mexico. Summary note as contribution to Systematic Country Diagnostic