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  • Publication | 2025
Pioneering sustainability in cattle ranching: Colombia’s silvo-pastoral systems as a model for scaling across the tropics
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights:

  • SPS can double milk and meat yields and raise returns by up to 61% IRR.
  • SPS reduce emissions and sequester up to 2.5 tons of carbon per hectare/year.
  • Adoption remains low – only 1% of producers use SPS in Colombia.
  • Key barriers include insecure land tenure and limited finance access.
  • SPS align with ESG goals, enabling access to green finance and PES.