Challenges and opportunities for improving eco-efficiency of tropical forage-based systems to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fishen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen
cg.creator.identifierMichael Peters: 0000-0003-4237-3916en
cg.creator.identifierMario Herrero: 0000-0002-7741-5090en
cg.creator.identifierIdupulapati M. Rao: 0000-0002-8381-9358en
cg.creator.identifierJacobo Arango: 0000-0002-4828-9398en
cg.creator.identifierRein van der Hoek: 0000-0003-4528-7669en
cg.creator.identifierPeter Läderach: 0000-0001-8708-6318en
cg.creator.identifierBirthe Paul: 0000-0002-5994-5354en
cg.creator.identifierRainer Schultze-Kraft: 0000-0002-4563-0044en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/80en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issue2en
cg.journalTropical Grasslandsen
cg.subject.ilriCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen
cg.subject.ilriINTENSIFICATIONen
cg.volume1en
dc.contributor.authorPeters, Michaelen
dc.contributor.authorHerrero, Marioen
dc.contributor.authorFisher, M.en
dc.contributor.authorErb, Karlheinzen
dc.contributor.authorRao, Idupulapati M.en
dc.contributor.authorSubbaraoa, Guntur V.en
dc.contributor.authorCastro, A.en
dc.contributor.authorArango, Jacoboen
dc.contributor.authorChara, J.en
dc.contributor.authorMurgueitio, E.en
dc.contributor.authorHoek, Rein van deren
dc.contributor.authorLäderach, Peter R.D.en
dc.contributor.authorHyman, Glenn G.en
dc.contributor.authorTapasco, Jeimaren
dc.contributor.authorStrassburg, B.en
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Birthe K.en
dc.contributor.authorRincón, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSchultze-Kraft, Raineren
dc.contributor.authorFonte, Steven J.en
dc.contributor.authorSearchinger, Timen
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-16T19:11:39Zen
dc.date.available2014-01-16T19:11:39Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34332
dc.titleChallenges and opportunities for improving eco-efficiency of tropical forage-based systems to mitigate greenhouse gas emissionsen
dcterms.abstractForage-based livestock production plays a key role in national and regional economies, for food security and poverty alleviation, but is considered a major contributor to agricultural GHG emissions. While demand for livestock products is predicted to increase, there is political and societal pressure both to reduce environmental impacts and to convert some of the pasture area to alternative uses, such as crop production and environmental conservation. Thus, it is essential to develop approaches for sustainable intensification of livestock systems to mitigate GHG emissions, addressing biophysical, socio-economic and policy challenges. This paper highlights the potential of improved tropical forages, linked with policy incentives, to enhance livestock production, while reducing its environmental footprint. Emphasis is on crop-livestock systems. We give examples for sustainable intensification to mitigate GHG emissions, based on improved forages in Brazil and Colombia, and suggest future perspectives.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPeters, M., Herrero, M., Fisher, M., Erb, K.-H., Rao, I., Subbarao, G.V., Castro, A., Arango, J., Chará, J., Murgueitio, E., Hoek, R. van der, Läderach, P., Hyman, G., Tapasco, J., Strassburg, B., Paul, B., Rincón, A., Schultze-Kraft, R., Fonte, S. and Searchinger, T. 2013. Challenges and opportunities for improving eco-efficiency of tropical forage-based systems to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Tropical Grasslands 1(2):156-167.en
dcterms.extentp. 156-167en
dcterms.issued2013-12-31en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.subjectintensificationen
dcterms.subjectforageen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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