logo
ResearchBunny Logo
A shift from cattle to camel and goat farming can sustain milk production with lower inputs and emissions in north sub-Saharan Africa's drylands

Agriculture

A shift from cattle to camel and goat farming can sustain milk production with lower inputs and emissions in north sub-Saharan Africa's drylands

J. Rahimi, E. Fillol, et al.

Discover how climate change is challenging cattle-based dairy systems in north sub-Saharan Africa, threatening essential livelihoods and food security. Research by Jaber Rahimi, Erwann Fillol, John Y. Mutua, Giuseppina Cinardi, Timothy P. Robinson, An M. O. Notenbaert, Polly J. Ericksen, Michael W. Graham, and Klaus Butterbach-Bahl reveals that shifting herd composition to include more goats and camels could enhance resilience and improve milk production amidst worsening environmental conditions.

00:00
Playback language: English
Abstract
Climate change is increasingly stressing cattle-based dairy systems in north sub-Saharan Africa (NSSA), threatening livelihoods and food security. This study combines livestock heat stress, feed production, and water accessibility data to assess where environmental changes jeopardize cattle milk production. Results show worsened conditions in ~17% of the study area. Increasing goat and camel populations while reducing cattle could increase milk production, lower resource demand, and decrease emissions. Shifting herd composition towards goats and camels can enhance resilience against climate change.
Publisher
Nature Food
Published On
Jul 21, 2022
Authors
Jaber Rahimi, Erwann Fillol, John Y. Mutua, Giuseppina Cinardi, Timothy P. Robinson, An M. O. Notenbaert, Polly J. Ericksen, Michael W. Graham, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Tags
climate change
cattle
milk production
goats
camels
food security
livelihoods

Related Publications

Explore these studies to deepen your understanding of the subject.

Greenhouse gas emissions in US beef production can be reduced by up to 30% with the adoption of selected mitigation measures
Environmental Studies and Forestry

Greenhouse gas emissions in US beef production can be reduced by up to 30% with the adoption of selected mitigation measures

R. E. O. Pelton, C. E. Kazanski, et al.

Efficacy of early PET-CT directed switch to carboplatin and paclitaxel based definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with oesophageal cancer who have a poor early response to induction cisplatin and capecitabine in the UK: a multi-centre randomised controlled phase II trial
Medicine and Health

Efficacy of early PET-CT directed switch to carboplatin and paclitaxel based definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with oesophageal cancer who have a poor early response to induction cisplatin and capecitabine in the UK: a multi-centre randomised controlled phase II trial

S. Mukherjee, C. N. Hurt, et al.

A critical role of brain network architecture in a continuum model of autism spectrum disorders spanning from healthy individuals with genetic liability to individuals with ASD
Medicine and Health

A critical role of brain network architecture in a continuum model of autism spectrum disorders spanning from healthy individuals with genetic liability to individuals with ASD

B. Khundrakpam, N. Bhutani, et al.

Prolonged response to first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor in a metastatic non-small cell lung cancer harbouring complex G719X and S768I mutations: A case report from Vietnam and literature review
Medicine and Health

Prolonged response to first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor in a metastatic non-small cell lung cancer harbouring complex G719X and S768I mutations: A case report from Vietnam and literature review

K. H. Do, D. T. Le, et al.

Listen, Learn & Level Up
Over 10,000 hours of research content in 25+ fields, available in 12+ languages.
No more digging through PDFs, just hit play and absorb the world's latest research in your language, on your time.
listen to research audio papers with researchbunny