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Bases for the Generation of an Integrated Adaptation Strategy for Livestock Systems of Latin America

About us This consortium was integrated by Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Costa Rica. Historical context During the last 20 years, food demand increments led to greater agricultural and livestock production in South America. However, climate change effects, mainly on small producers, can negatively affect their future development. In Chile, about 90% of livestock systems depend […]

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The intensive rice cultivation system (SRI): An intelligent option

Context and objectives The popularity of rice consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean masks the challenges and limitations of its production, particularly in the tropical belt of the region. These challenges derive from the economic structure of the crop (subsidies, fixed prices), environmental (climate change, water use, agrochemicals), low productivity and social structure (dominated […]

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