The impact of COVID-19 on the sustainable intensification of forage-based beef and dairy value chains in Colombia: A blessing and a curse

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climate
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivity
cg.coverage.countryColombia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CO
cg.coverage.regionAmericas
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbean
cg.creator.identifierStefan Burkart: 0000-0001-5297-2184en
cg.creator.identifierManuel Francisco Diaz Baca: 0000-0001-8996-5092en
cg.creator.identifierKaren Enciso: 0000-0003-3264-6343en
cg.creator.identifierAndres Charry: 0000-0002-3304-3571en
cg.creator.identifierNatalia Triana Angel: 0000-0003-4427-0355en
cg.creator.identifierJosé Luis Urrea Benítez: 0000-0003-0049-2837en
cg.creator.identifierRein van der Hoek: 0000-0003-4528-7669en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(10)237-248en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2346-3775en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalTropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicalesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatTROPICAL FORAGESen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatVALUE CHAINSen
cg.subject.ccafsLOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENTen
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorBurkart, Stefanen
dc.contributor.authorDíaz, Manuel Franciscoen
dc.contributor.authorEnciso, Karenen
dc.contributor.authorCharry, Andrésen
dc.contributor.authorTriana Ángel, Nataliaen
dc.contributor.authorMena, Martínen
dc.contributor.authorUrrea Benítez, José Luisen
dc.contributor.authorGallo Caro, Irielethen
dc.contributor.authorHoek, Rein van deren
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-03T09:34:08Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-03T09:34:08Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125323
dc.titleThe impact of COVID-19 on the sustainable intensification of forage-based beef and dairy value chains in Colombia: A blessing and a curseen
dcterms.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the difficulties associated with the need to transition the cattle sector in Latin America towards achieving sustainability and created a “double crisis” of pandemic and climate change. The increasing demand for animal sourced foods and the need to address the negative environmental impacts of cattle production, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and deforestation, and the implications of climate change on cattle production (prolonged droughts, prolonged rainy seasons, heat stress), have placed strong emphasis on sustainable intensification of forage-based beef and dairy systems for climate change mitigation and adaptation. This is needed to meet the commitments made by many Latin American countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. Through a qualitative approach, this perspective paper reviews the present and potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on progress towards sustainable intensification of the Colombian cattle sector. It also outlines new opportunities for sustainable intensification in Colombia that may provide useful examples for other Latin American countries. Short-term impacts such as: (i) increased input prices, (ii) limited access to inputs, credit, and technical assistance, and (iii) reduced incomes, have limited investment in sustainable intensification along the value chains. Reduced resources for research and development funding, unavailability of skilled and experienced staff, restrictions to travel and person-to-person interactions, in tandem, have caused setbacks in the development and application of sustainable technologies and programs. This has been addressed by increased use of technology for communication but there are difficulties with the broad availability of such technologies, especially farmers. A long-term shift of consumer demand towards more sustainable animal products is occurring and expected to continue, and this should lead to new opportunities for sustainable intensification.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.available2022-09-30en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBurkart, S.; Diaz, M.F.; Enciso Valencia, K.J.; Charry Camacho, A.C.; Triana Ángel, N.; Mena Urbina, M.; Urrea Benítez, J.L.; Gallo Caro, I.; Van der Hoek, R. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on the sustainable intensification of forage-based beef and dairy value chains in Colombia: A blessing and a curse. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales 10(3) p. 237–248. ISSN: 2346-3775en
dcterms.extent237-248en
dcterms.issued2022-09-30en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.subjectcattleen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectcovid-19en
dcterms.subjectpandemicsen
dcterms.subjectforageen
dcterms.subjectganado bovinoen
dcterms.subjectcambio climáticoen
dcterms.subjectforrajesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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