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    Adaptive livestock production models for rural livelihoods transformation

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    Date
    2017
    Author
    Murungweni, C.
    Tada, O.
    Nhamo, N.
    Type
    Book Chapter
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Over 60% of land in southern Africa is suitable for livestock production and the contribution to gross domestic product is about 36%. Livestock play important roles in rural livelihood systems including food provision like meat and milk, services like draught power and transport, nutrient supply through manure, and key sociocultural roles like bride price and household firm. However, climate change threatens livestock industry through loss of feed-base, increased disease incidences, and increased global footprint for greenhouse gas production, more restrictive livestock production polices. More difficulties in livestock industry would lead to low supply of livestock products, low off-take, under developed marketing infrastructure, and poor market access leading to increased poverty in rural households. The main objective of this chapter is to explore opportunities for livestock production and marketing systems that can transform the livestock industry and help to build resilience through climate-smart technologies. Livestock is a form of wealth, source of draught power and manure; however, the livestock contributes to greenhouse gases through belching and manure mineralization. Production systems should take into account increased productivity with reduced environmental pollution.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810521-4.00014-1
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3853
    Non-IITA Authors ORCID
    Nhamohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1182-6014
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810521-4.00014-1
    Research Themes
    PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
    IITA Subjects
    Climate Change; Livelihoods; Plant Health; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Agriculture; Climate Smart Agriculture; Greenhouse Gas; Livestock Production; Climate Change; Rural Livelihood; Marketing; Transformation
    Regions
    Africa; Southern Africa
    Countries
    Zimbabwe
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