Realising climate gains from smallholder chicken farming in Africa
There is hardly a document on African climate change issues that does not portray livestock husbandry in a negative light - responsible for emitting substantial quantities of greenhouse gases. While it is true that some livestock play a role in generating greenhouse gases, this is not the case acros...
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| Formato: | Blog Post |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103593 |
| Sumario: | There is hardly a document on African climate change issues that does not portray livestock husbandry in a negative light - responsible for emitting substantial quantities of greenhouse gases. While it is true that some livestock play a role in generating greenhouse gases, this is not the case across the entire sector. Chickens are among the few domestic animals that have a low environmental impact and carbon footprint, and research is moving forward to develop climate-smart poultry production for African smallholders. |
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