Bottlenecks for the Sustainable Development of the Beef Value Chain in the Colombian Cauca Department

MuÑoz Quiceno, J. J., Rocio Ruiz, L., Enciso, K., Puerta Rodriguez, C. D., Diaz, M., Charry, A.,
Gutierrez Solis, J. F., Vivas Quila, N. J., Morales Velasco, S., Alban Lopez, N., Peters, M., Burkart, S. 2017. Bottlenecks for the Sustainable Development of the Beef Value Chain in the Colombian Cauca Department. In: Tropentag 2017: “Future Agriculture: Socio-ecological transitions and bio-cultural shifts” September 20-22, 2017, Bonn. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Cali.CO. 1 p.

The development of a competitive beef value chain for accessing formal and specialized national and international markets is among the principal goals of the Colombian agricultural development plans.

• Cattle production in Colombia is very diverse in terms of climatic conditions, agro-ecological zones, farm sizes and production systems.
• This is influencing the nature of the aligned value chains and their potential for development and for accessing more sophisticated markets.
• Therefore, it is important to conduct in-depth value chain analyses and to identify the most important bottlenecks for sustainable development.