Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna

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cg.coverage.countryColombia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CO
cg.coverage.regionLatin America
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.subject.ciatTROPICAL FORAGESen
cg.subject.ciatPOLICYen
cg.subject.ciatLAND USEen
dc.contributor.authorSmith, J.en
dc.contributor.authorCadavid Herrera, JVen
dc.contributor.authorRincón Castillo, A.en
dc.contributor.authorVera, Raúl R.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-29T17:11:36Zen
dc.date.available2016-02-29T17:11:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/71573
dc.titleLand speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savannaen
dcterms.abstractFrontier areas in Latin America have been characterized by land speculation, abandonment and exploitation. This paper analyzes a frontier cattle ranching area in the savanna where intensification has occurred in spite of land speculation. A whole farm livestock production model is used to quantify the determinants of intensification. Results show that land speculation has simultaneously increased the profitability of cattle ranching while slowing down intensification and impeding the adoption of sustainable practices. Intensification occurred because the production gains offered by improved pastures over native grasses were large enough to overcome the negative effect of land speculation on intensification. By contrast, in the Amazon, improved technologies have to overcome the high fertility of newly deforested land. Thus, technology, land speculation and characteristics of the resource base interact in a complex way to determine the speed and nature of intensificationen
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSmith, Joyotee; Cadavid Herrera, José Vicente; Rincón Castillo, Alvaro; Vera, Raúl R. 1994. Land speculation and intensification at the frontier : A seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 44 p..en
dcterms.extent44 p.en
dcterms.issued1994
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
dcterms.subjectland useen
dcterms.subjectfarm structureen
dcterms.subjectintensificationen
dcterms.subjectanimal husbandryen
dcterms.subjectsavannasen
dcterms.subjectmathematical modelsen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental degradationen
dcterms.subjectpasturesen
dcterms.subjectincomeen
dcterms.subjectlanden
dcterms.subjectpricesen
dcterms.subjectinnovation adoptionen
dcterms.subjectutilización de la tierraen
dcterms.subjectestructura de la explotaciónen
dcterms.subjectintensificaciónen
dcterms.subjectganaderíaen
dcterms.subjectsabanasen
dcterms.subjectmodelos matemáticosen
dcterms.subjectdegradación ambientalen
dcterms.subjectpastizalesen
dcterms.subjectrentaen
dcterms.subjecttierraen
dcterms.subjectpreciosen
dcterms.subjectadopción de innovacionesen
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