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January, 2016
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Dear Readers,
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We wish all of you a healthy, successful and prosperous year 2016. It is with pleasure to present the sixth agri benchmark Beef and Sheep Newsletter.
It presents you with a mixture of our standard work, projects and some special analysis. Enjoy the reading and give us some feedback if you wish.
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We hope you enjoy reading!
Claus Deblitz
Coordinator of the agri benchmark Beef and Sheep Network
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Beef and Sheep Report 2015 - Now Available
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The annual published Beef and Sheep reports contain the main findings of the sector, emphasising the comparative analysis of the competitiveness of the production of beef and sheep, among the participating countries.
The 2015 report provides an update of global world maps and charts, a continuation of the country page information of our member countries, world maps of production systems and profitability changes as well as farm level analysis.
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| A printed version can be ordered www.agribenchmark.org
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New project: Mitigating agriculture GHG emissions towards wider opportunities
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From January 2016 this FAO-funded project will be running. The aim is to develop and systematize new information on GHG (Greenhouse gas) mitigation through changes in management practices.
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| Associated impacts on costs for crop production, livestock production and grazing land management systems are analyzed. Countries included have to be finally decided but envisaged are: Colombia, China, Kenya and Morocco (cattle) as well as Indonesia (palm oil), China (corn), and Vietnam (rice).
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| agri benchmark will analyse the status quo as well as mitigation strategies from a productive, economic and environmental perspective, including GHG emissions. Close cooperation with the local network partners is foreseen.
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| For further information please contact ✉ Elizabeth Lunik
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New project: Taking land use change out of commodity production in savannahs and grasslands through policy engagement, land use planning and best management practices
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| Grassland areas in Colombia and Paraguay are under pressure due to the increased agricultural production in these countries. agri benchmark is involved in a new, WWF-funded project which develops and improves methods to reach a climate-smart land use planning considering biodiversity and carbon level of the areas as well as hydrological dynamics and potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Best management practices will be established and tested on pilot farms. agri benchmark will analyse the status quo as well as land use strategies under productive, economic and environmental aspects.
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| Cooperation with local experts, producers and advisors is foreseen. We inform you about the development in the project in the following newsletters.
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| For further information please contact ✉ Claus Deblitz
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How economic are different housing systems for beef finishing with regard to animal protection?
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The master thesis of Roland Wolken, a university student at Göttingen, shows the economic analysis of different housing systems for beef finishing in terms of animal protection.
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| He used agri benchmark data to compare a baseline scenario (fully slatted floor) with the costs for different scenarios offering more animal protection.
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The German thesis can be ordered (for free) from order@agribenchmark.org.
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An English working paper will be available soon on the agri benchmark website and a paper in German language will be available mid 2016.
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News and Results
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| In this section you find short information in regular intervals on particularities of production, sector, policy or trade in agri benchmark member countries.
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Beef and sheep prices - which policy framework conditions have the highest impact?
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| This was one of the questions answered during this year’s Beef and Sheep Conference. The session considered important events in the last years in policy framework with the most significant economic impact on beef and sheep farming. Here are selected results for some countries:
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