Livestock production plays a key role in tropical Latin America in a changing economic environment. This study focuses on documenting the transformations of extensive production systems by using superior forage germplasm supplied by regional research systems. The adoption of improved Brachiaria ...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Pérez, E.
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[Impact of the adoption of Brachiaria grasses: Central America and Mexico]
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Impact of the adoption of Brachiaria grasses: Central America and Mexico
The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the economic agents of the chain and their commercial and legal relationships; (2) identify the articulations between links, technological levels, indicators of efficiency, installed capacity (scale), and degrees of occupation; (3) characterize an...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Pe´rez, E.
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Castro, C.
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Schuetz, P.
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Rodríguez, J.
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[The beef chain in Costa Rica: Identifying critical issues for promoting its modernization, efficiency, and competitiveness]
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The beef chain in Costa Rica: Identifying critical issues for promoting its modernization, efficiency, and competitiveness
The objectives of this study were to: (a) estimate milk and beef yields obtained from cows grazing pastures in different stages of degradation; (b) estimate income losses as a result of the degradation process; (c) estimate the proportion of pasture areas found in each stage of degradation within...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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White, D.
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Estrada, R.D.
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Burgos, C.
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Pérez, E.
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Ramírez, G.
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Medina, A.
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[Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras]
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Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras
Pasture research led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and national institutions during the 80's and 90's, contributed with new Brachiaria species with various characteristics and uses that were incorporated with success in livestock production systems in the lowlands of...
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Holmann, Federico J.
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[Potential economic impact from the adoption of new Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America]
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Potential economic impact from the adoption of new Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[Evolución del inventario vacuno de Colombia y su interacción con los precios 1951-1980]
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Evolución del inventario vacuno de Colombia y su interacción con los precios 1951-1980
Quantitative information on Colombian consumption of different foods (among them beans) is presented by region, urban or rural sector, and income strata in terms of physical amounts, contribution to protein and calorie supply, and expenditure share. The study was based on a cross sectional survey...
Sanint, Luis Roberto
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Duque E., Myriam Cristina
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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[Food consumption patterns in Colombia--a cross-sectional analysis of the DANE/DRI 1981 household survey]
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Food consumption patterns in Colombia--a cross-sectional analysis of the DANE/DRI 1981 household survey
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Carulla, J.
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Giraldo, L.A.
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Guzmán, S.
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Martínez, M.
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Rivera, B.
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Medina, A.
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Evolution of milk production systems in the tropics of Latin America and its interrelationship with markets: An analysis of the Colombian case]
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Evolution of milk production systems in the tropics of Latin America and its interrelationship with markets: An analysis of the Colombian case
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[Impacto económico de la adopción de pastos mejorados en América Latina tropical]
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Impacto económico de la adopción de pastos mejorados en América Latina tropical
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[Metodologías para evaluación de adopción e impacto de las pasturas mejoradas: el caso de adopción temprana de Arachis pintoi en Colombia]
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Metodologías para evaluación de adopción e impacto de las pasturas mejoradas: el caso de adopción temprana de Arachis pintoi en Colombia
Kerridge, Peter C.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[The use of improved forages for sustainable land use]
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The use of improved forages for sustainable land use