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The intricate path of forage technologies in Colombia: An institutional analysis

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Title The intricate path of forage technologies in Colombia: An institutional analysis
El intrincado camino de las tecnologías forrajeras en Colombia: un análisis institucional
 
Creator Enciso, Karen
Triana-Ángel, Natalia
Díaz, Manuel Francisco
Burkart, Stefan
 
Subject livestock
forage
appropriate technology
innovation adoption
constraints
policies
ganado
forrajes
tecnología apropiada
adopción de innovaciones
coacción
políticas
 
Description To increase the productivity of tropical cattle systems and at the same time mitigate the environmental impacts of the cattle sector, a strategy of improving the quality and availability of cattle feed has been implemented through substantial improvements in forage germplasm (Herrero et al., 2013; Gerber et al., 2013; Peters et al., 2012). With this objective, significant resources have been allocated for research and development (R&D), which has led to the release of cultivars such as Brachiaria brizantha cv. Toledo (CIAT 26110), B. humidicola cv. Humidicola (CIAT 679) and cv. Llanero (CIAT 6133), and B. ruziziensis cv. Kennedy, as well as Brachiaria hybrids (cvs. Mulato, Mulato II, Caimán, and Cobra) (Peters et al., 2011; Pizarro et al., 2013; Miles et al., 1996). According to research results from several countries, these cultivars show better characteristics in terms of adaptation to different soil and climatic conditions, offer multiple environmental benefits, and provide higher forage quality and quantity (e.g., Peters et al., 2012; Rao et al., 2015).
 
Date 2021-11
2021-11-18T10:23:25Z
2021-11-18T10:23:25Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Enciso, K.; Triana-Ángel, N.; Díaz, M.F.; Burkart, S. (2021). The intricate path of forage technologies in Colombia: An institutional analysis. Policy Brief No. 62. Cali, (Colombia): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 12 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116142
 
Language en
 
Relation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116149
Policy Brief
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 12 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT