GANASUR Project
Timeframe
July 2024 to June 2026
Countries
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
The Project
Through collaboration among Southern Cone countries, this project aims to estimate the productive, environmental, and economic benefit for farmers from implementing GHG mitigation strategies in the cattle sector to drive future development, investment, coordination and planning.
Expected Outcomes
Characterise the most relevant representative cattle production systems in Southern Cone countries of Latin America.
Identify and prioritise the main strategies for mitigating methane and nitrous oxide emissions from cattle (including productivity/efficiency improvements) in each production system.
Assess and prioritise the most appropriate mitigation options for each system.
Evaluate the economic impact and opportunity costs and implementation barriers at farm level from implementing proposed mitigation strategies.
Reports
Project Information
Implementation Partners
Technical Team
Mauricio Álvarez, INTA Argentina
Alexandre Berndt, EMBRAPA Brasil
Camila Muñoz e Ignacio Beltrán, INIA Chile
Maura Ortiz, IPTA Paraguay
Elly Navajas y Verónica Ciganda, INIA Uruguay
Claudia Faverin, Consultant
Nicolás Costa, GRA
GANASUR Meeting in Paraguay Highlights Progress and Next Steps (Asunción, Paraguay, November 2025)
GANASUR Meeting in Paraguay Highlights Progress and Next Steps (Asunción, Paraguay, November 2025)
At COP30, the GANASUR project took centre stage as a leading example of how science and collaboration can drive climate-smart solutions for livestock systems across Latin America (Nov 2025)