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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climateen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivityen_US
cg.coverage.countryColombiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2COen_US
cg.coverage.regionAmericasen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth Americaen_US
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbeanen_US
cg.creator.identifierStefan Burkart: 0000-0001-5297-2184en_US
cg.creator.identifierManuel Francisco Diaz Baca: 0000-0001-8996-5092en_US
cg.creator.identifierKaren Enciso: 0000-0003-3264-6343en_US
cg.creator.identifierAndres Charry: 0000-0002-3304-3571en_US
cg.creator.identifierNatalia Triana Angel: 0000-0003-4427-0355en_US
cg.creator.identifierJosé Luis Urrea Benítez: 0000-0003-0049-2837en_US
cg.creator.identifierRein van der Hoek: 0000-0003-4528-7669en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17138/tgft(10)237-248en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2346-3775en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalTropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicalesen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatTROPICAL FORAGESen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatVALUE CHAINSen_US
cg.subject.ccafsLOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPMENTen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.volume10en_US
dc.contributor.authorBurkart, Stefanen_US
dc.contributor.authorDíaz, Manuel Franciscoen_US
dc.contributor.authorEnciso, Karenen_US
dc.contributor.authorCharry, Andrésen_US
dc.contributor.authorTriana Ángel, Nataliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMena, Martínen_US
dc.contributor.authorUrrea Benítez, José Luisen_US
dc.contributor.authorGallo Caro, Irielethen_US
dc.contributor.authorHoek, Rein van deren_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-03T09:34:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-11-03T09:34:08Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125323en_US
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_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.available2022-09-30en_US
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_US
dcterms.extent237-248en_US
dcterms.issued2022-09-30en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectcattleen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectcovid-19en_US
dcterms.subjectpandemicsen_US
dcterms.subjectforageen_US
dcterms.subjectganado bovinoen_US
dcterms.subjectcambio climáticoen_US
dcterms.subjectforrajesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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