Prioritizing climate-smart cattle farming practices and technologies for sustainable livestock production in Colombia’s Orinoquia region

Alejandra Marin, Alejandro Montoya, Isabel Cristina Molina, Leah Arabella Germer, Mariangela Ramirez Diaz, Manuel Gomez, Walter Galindo, Jacobo Arango
Prioritizing climate-smart cattle farming practices and technologies for sustainable livestock production in Colombia’s Orinoquia region

Description

  • Climate-smart cattle farming (CSCF) aims to increase productivity and income while enhancing resilience and reducing GHG emissions from cattle ranching.
  • The assessment of CSCF integrates various variables including productivity, mitigation, adaptation, economic feasibility and ease of implementation in the Orinoquía.
  • CSCF practices and technologies were evaluated and prioritized based on quantitative data collected from literature and consultations with local producers and experts.

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