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Adaptive livestock production models for rural livelihoods transformation

dc.contributor.authorMurungweni, C.
dc.contributor.authorTada, O.
dc.contributor.authorNhamo, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:21:41Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:21:41Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationMurungweni, C., Tada, O. & Nhamo, N. (2018). Adaptive livestock production models for rural livelihoods transformation. In D. Chikoye, T. Gondwe and N. Nhamo, Smart technologies for sustainable smallholder agriculture. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, (p. 279-293).
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-12-810521-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3853
dc.description.abstractOver 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.
dc.format.extent279–293
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectClimate Smart Agriculture
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas
dc.subjectLivestock Production
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectRural Livelihood
dc.subjectMarketing
dc.subjectTransformation
dc.titleAdaptive livestock production models for rural livelihoods transformation
dc.typeBook Chapter
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationChinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryZimbabwe
cg.creator.identifierNhamo: 0000-0002-1182-6014
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.publicationplaceAmsterdam, The Netherlands
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid96159
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810521-4.00014-1


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