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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.
4.7% and 4.5% represent average field-level losses in corn farms (8.8 bushels per acre) and soybean farms (2.3 bushels per acre) respectively according to WWF research (WWF, 2020).
4.7% y 4.5% representan las pérdidas promedio a nivel de campo en granjas de maíz (8.8 bushels por acre) y soja (2.3 bushels por acre) respectivamente, según investigación de WWF (WWF, 2020).
WWF. (2020). No Food Left Behind research series. World Wildlife Fund.
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.
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.
Between -11% and -14% could reduce maize, bean and rice yields by 2030, and between -19% and -24% by 2050 due to climate change, impacting food security and the rural poor (IDB, 2018).
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (2018). Estrategia del Grupo BID con Honduras 2019-2022.
CEPAL (2016). La economía del cambio climático en Honduras: mensajes clave 2016. Ciudad de México, México.
From 1.2 to 1.5 head of cattle per hectare increased the stocking rate in Mato Grosso during the period 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
De 1.2 a 1.5 cabezas de ganado por hectárea aumentó la tasa de carga animal en Mato Grosso durante el período 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.
From 0.12 to 0.29 head per hectare increased the cattle slaughter rate per unit of grazing area in Mato Grosso between 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
De 0.12 a 0.29 cabezas por hectárea aumentó la tasa de sacrificio de ganado por unidad de área de pastoreo en Mato Grosso entre 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.
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$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
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18% and 10% was the yield decrease in the US for corn and soybeans as a result of temperature increase in 2012 (Wescott et al., 2013).
18% y 10% fue la disminución de rendimiento en EEUU para el maíz y la soja como consecuencia del aumento de la temperatura en 2012 (Wescott et al., 2013)
Wescott P y M. Jewison. 2013. Weather Effects on Expected Corn and Soybean Yields . Washington DC: USDA Economic Research Service FDS - 13g - 01
82% of the world's arable land depends on rainfall (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).
Roberto Jara-Rojas, Boris E. Bravo-Ureta, Alejandra Engler, José Díaz (2013). An analysis of the joint adoption of water conservation and soil conservation in Central Chile. Land Use Policy. Volumen 32, 2013, páginas 292-301. ISSN 0264-8377.
Schultz, B., Thatte, C.D., Labhsetwar, V.K. (2005). Irrigation and drainage. Main contributors to global food production. Irrigation and Drainage volumen 54, páginas 263–278.
