Resilient production to mitigate climate change

Code:
RG-T4646
Initiative:
Extraordinary Call
Other agencies:
USD 300.000
Counterpart Amount:
USD 808.764
Execution time
48 Months
Total Amount:
USD 1.108.764
Participating countries:
Argentina Argentina Brazil Brazil Chile Chile Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Uruguay Uruguay
Funding source:
Other agencies 27% Counterpart Amount 73%

Executive Summary

The worldwide demand for food is expected to grow over 70% by 2050, with a particular need for animal protein supply, which must be satisfied by increasing agricultural production. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is considered a privileged region as it has significant natural land resources, a relatively low population density, and a high potential for increasing agricultural production. However, although more than 90% of the cultivated area in LAC is considered suitable for agriculture, the impact of climate change could negatively affect the capacity of these systems to provide ecosystem services, increasing their vulnerability to extreme climate events and reducing their productivity potential. The general objective of this technical cooperation is to contribute to the resilience and climate change mitigation capacity of LAC livestock systems. This will be achieved through the evaluation of integration practices with forest systems that allow increasing system carbon reserves, productive diversification, and environmental sustainability. Integrated agricultural systems, enhanced with sustainable intensification practices, are proposed as a critical solution for achieving high and stable yields while minimizing environmental impacts. This technical cooperation between Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic will allow the quantification of the impacts of silvopastoral system (SPS) integration on environmental and productive indicators in different edaphoclimatic situations. The project outcomes will provide information to help identify and promote the most successful management practices that contribute to maintaining/enhancing the productivity potential of these systems without increasing greenhouse gases emission (GHG). To achieve those goals, we propose soil carbon stock measurements to evaluate the SPS potential for climate change mitigation and the field assessment of selected physiochemical and biological indicators of soil health as main axes that provide resilience to the systems. GHG emissions will be measured or calculated by the IPCC guidelines. The carbon footprint of integrated systems will be calculated and compared to traditional livestock systems. The project results will be available to the public and private sectors to promote policies that contribute to the implementation of SPS in LAC by considering the particularities of each country and productive region. The project is funded by the New Zealand Government as part of its contribution to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA).

The technological solution

Integration of livestock production systems with forestry systems (silvopastoral systems – SPS)

Results

Due to the integration of production systems, carbon reserves, productive diversification and environmental sustainability are expected to increase.

Beneficiaries

The total direct beneficiaries will be 2,510 people, classified as follows according to country. Argentina participates with a total of 462 (18.4%), Brazil with a total of 963 (38.3%), Chile with a total of 323 (12.9%), Uruguay with a total of 664 (26.5%) and the Dominican Republic with a total of 98 (3.9%). Regarding the type of beneficiaries reached, 37 Research Institutes/Experimental Stations, 18 Universities, 247 researchers/professionals/students and 2,230 producers will be involved. It is estimated that indirect and potential beneficiaries include 9,000 in Argentina, 4,000 in Chile, 12,000 in Brazil, 6,000 in Uruguay and 2,000 in the Dominican Republic.

Sustainable Development Goals

Zero Hunger Decent work and economic growth Responsible consumption and production Climate action Partnerships for the goals

Main donors

Participating Organizations

Executor
  • Fundación ArgenINTA (ARGENINTA) - Argentina
Co-executor
  • Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Argentina
  • Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA) - Uruguay
  • Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) - Chile
  • Empresa Brasileña de Investigación Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA) - Brasil
  • Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales (IDIAF) - República Dominicana

Graphics and data

Financing by country (in USD)
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Researchers

Project leader Argentina

Marcelo Javier Beltrán

Researcher

Romina Romaniuk

Researcher

Patricia Carfagno

Researcher

Vanina Cosentino

Researcher

Verónica Ciganda

Researcher

Valentina Rubio

Researcher

Sara Hube

Researcher

Bruno Alves

Researcher

Gregorio Lagombra

Sponsors
BID
IICA
With the support of
Fondo Coreano de Alianza para el Conocimiento en Tecnología e Innovación (KPK)