PLACA announces the three winners of the competition for low-cost solutions for climate action in livestock farming
The three winners of the regional competition will receive an incentive of US$1,000 to promote their sustainable technology initiatives in the livestock sector.
October 15, 2024, Santiago de Chile. – The Platform of Latin America and the Caribbean for Climate Action on Agriculture (PLACA), whose secretariat is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), announced the three winners of the regional 2024 competition, aimed at recognizing initiatives that promote practical and low-cost technological solutions for climate action in livestock farming.
Among the more than 70 proposals submitted from 16 countries, and after a competitive evaluation process in which 23 evaluators from 10 countries participated, 45 initiatives were selected to become part of PLACA's technological solutions bank, based on their potential to promote sustainability and resilience in the livestock sector, contributing to the adaptation or mitigation of the effects of climate change on livestock farming.
The jury highlighted three solutions as winners of the competition, given their major contribution to climate action, high potential for replicability at different scales and strong contribution to social inclusion, value creation and organizational development.
"These initiatives will not only mitigate the effects of climate change, but also increase productivity and promote social inclusion by integrating local communities into sustainable processes," said Maria Mercedes Proaño, FAO Climate Finance Officer.
Winning proposals
This year, the three winning solutions in the regional competition stood out for their ability to address the challenges of climate change in livestock farming through innovation based on the good use of local or low-cost resources, sharing a focus on optimizing animal feed through sustainable practices, such as the use of local fodder, organic banana residues and native plants, reducing part of the costs and improving climate resilience.
- Cindy Cristóbal, from Dominican Republic, selected for its proposal: "Circular Economy Model: Banana value chain transforming organic waste and improving the efficiency of agricultural and livestock systems by integrating sustainable practices".
- Nadir Reyes Sánchez, from Nicaragua, stood out for the initiative: "FES-Moringa: Solid-state fermentation of sugarcane and Moringa oleifera foliage as a non-conventional protein alternative for animal feed".
- Luz Durand, from Peru, positioned itself with the project: "Tithonia diversifolia silage: A comprehensive solution for sustainable and resilient livestock production".
The selected projects will receive USD $1,000 each to strengthen and expand their initiatives.
Awards Ceremony
The awards ceremony will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 and will be open to the public. During the event, the winners will have the opportunity to present their projects and share a short video about their achievements.
The winning initiatives will be added to PLACA´s solution bank a virtual repository that houses nearly 200 low-cost, implemented initiatives that contribute to addressing the challenges of climate change and variability.
Promoted by the Platform's "Knowledge Management" Thematic Working Group, the bank was created to make available to all actors in the extension system a space for finding technological solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean that are low-cost, promote climate action and are sustainable over time.
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