期刊
TROPICAL GRASSLANDS-FORRAJES TROPICALES
卷 1, 期 2, 页码 156-167出版社
CENTRO INT AGRICULTURA TROPICAL-CIAT
DOI: 10.17138/TGFT(1)156-167
关键词
Climate change; environmental services; environmental footprint; crop-livestock; tropical grasslands
资金
- CGIAR Research Programs Humidtropics, Livestock and Fish, and Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
- European Research Council [2633522LUISE]
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS)
- Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (MADR)
- Colciencias in Colombia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
- nternational Institute for Sustainability (IIS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) / Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
- Princeton University, USA
Forage-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.
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