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Organic carbon sequestration in soils of Latin America and the Caribbean: identification of opportunities and quantification of their economic and environmental impact
"Carbon sequestration" is defined as the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere and its storage in ecological sinks, such as soil organic matter. In this case, carbon sequestration will be quantified, as changes in the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool. That can occur in response to changes in land management, such as increased use of fertilization, irrigation, or in response to changes in land use, that...
Learn moreBasis for the Development of a Evaluation and Monitoring Projects Platform
Since the mid-1950s, studies have been carried out to measure the impact of agricultural research and innovation, particularly the economic impact of investment. Agriculture is in this sense the economic activity that concentrates a large part of the economic impact analysis of R&D investment. It must be considered that due to the uncertainty inherent in the generation of a technology in the a...
Learn moreImproving Animal Production Systems with Emphasis on Dairy Farming in the Andean Region within the Context of Climate Change
This project aimed to improve methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions quantification techniques. Furthermore, it intended to generate strategies to help mitigate these emissions in dual-purpose livestock in the Andean Region. This project was structured in five components. The first one consisted of biophysical and socioeconomic characterization of dairy production sites. In a second one, ...
Learn moreDeveloping Competitive Livestock Production Systems with Low Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in Central America
Farms with lower intensification only have grazing systems and generate more CH4 emissions than higher intensified farms. In contrast, farms with greater intensification systems have feeding strategies such as supplementing lactating cows with commercial concentrates, minerals, and silages. Furthermore, they tend to implement more management strategies such as pasture management plans, soil analys...
Learn moreClimate Change and Livestock: Quantification and Mitigation Options for Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions of Bovine Origin under Grazing Conditions
Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is a major environmental concern. Countries that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol are required to submitt periodic reports to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) about their GHG emissions and climate change adaptation and mitigation programs. The countries involved in the project carry out their emission inventories based on ...
Learn moreTechnological Innovations for Managing and Improving the Quality and Health of Banana Soils of Latin America and the Caribbean
The technological innovations project for the management and improvement of the quality and health of banana soils in Latin America and the Caribbean, financed by FONTAGRO, was implemented in four partner countries of the Fund: Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama and Costa Rica. The main objective of the project was to improve the productivity of banana plantations in Latin America and the Carib...
Learn moreDevelopment of an Information and Monitoring System for Risk Assessment in Agricultural Production (SIMERPA) in Paraguay and Uruguay
The Project generated methods and tools to establish an information and monitoring system based on historical records, satellite images and simulation models, all integrated into a GIS for the evaluation of risks in agricultural production associated with climatic variability and the technological level of Paraguay and Uruguay. In Uruguay, a study area was defined to conduct the following activit...
Learn moreIdentification of molecular markers associated with resistance to bud rot complex in oil palm
El cultivo de la palma de aceite es uno de los de mayor potencial económico en América Latina y varios países intentan incrementar su participación en el mercado mundial. Una de las estrategias es desarrollar tecnologías que reduzcan el efecto de plagas y enfermedades en particular la pudrición de cogollo. Aunque el objetivo del proyecto fue la búsqueda de un marcador molecular asocia...
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