Abstract
Livestock production is an essential component of food security in developing countries across the globe. Apart from providing food, livestock production offers smallholder farmers a wide range of benefits, such as income, employment, and fuel. However, as human populations in developing countries increase, the demand for livestock production will also increase. At the same time, the world is experiencing rapid global warming, and climate change is expected to affect livestock production in multiple ways. This review paper aims to present insights on some livestock production areas, particularly beef and dairy, that are affected by climate change and will discuss possible adaptation and mitigation strategies for developing countries to adapt to and mitigate the impacts.
Highlights
In developing countries across the globe, livestock production is a significant component of livelihood, food and income security that directly supports smallholder farmers
As the human population in developing countries increase, it will cause a shift in the demand for livestock production (Bekele, 2017)
The risks associated with livestock production systems due to global warming can be characterized by levels of vulnerability, as influenced by animal performance and environmental parameters (Hahn, 1995)
Summary
In developing countries across the globe, livestock production is a significant component of livelihood, food and income security that directly supports smallholder farmers. The world is experiencing rapid global warming, which is responsible for causing variations in local climatic conditions These changing climatic variations will affect the agriculture sector, livestock production (Nardone et al, 2010). The risks associated with livestock production systems due to global warming can be characterized by levels of vulnerability, as influenced by animal performance and environmental parameters (Hahn, 1995). The risks associated with livestock production are minimum when a low level of vulnerability is created by a combination of performance and environmental factors. It has been claimed that the most significant impacts of climate change on livestock production systems would be experienced in developing countries where communities are already living as jas.ccsenet.org. This paper, reviews and examines the prospects of climate change on livestock production, beef and dairy, and highlights adaptation and mitigation strategies for developing countries to adapt to and mitigate its impacts
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