Yield gap analysis to identify attainable milk and meat productivities and the potential for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in cattle systems of Colombia

Ricardo González-Quintero, Mark T. van Wijk, Alejandro Ruden, Manuel Gómez, Heiber Pantevez, Fabio Castro-Llanos, An Notenbaert and Jacobo Arango

Agricultural Systems, 2022, vol. 195, issue C

Abstract: Colombia has a total of 27.2 million heads of cattle, ranking fourth among the Latin American countries. Identifying sustainable strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) will help the Colombian government meet their goal of a 51% reduction in national emissions by 2030. Estimation of yield gaps for identifying the potential to improve cattle farms productivity and efficiency in Colombia help on reducing the GHGE intensities from the cattle sector.

Keywords: Climate change; Environmental impact; Global warming potential; Mitigation potential; Productivity gaps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103303

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