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
Climate change is increasingly putting milk production from cattle-based dairy systems in north sub-Saharan Africa (NSSA) under stress, threatening livelihoods and food security. Here we combine livestock heat stress frequency, dry matter feed production and water accessibility data to understand wh...
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| author | Rahimi, Jaber Fillol, Erwann Mutua, John Y. Cinardi, Giuseppina Robinson, Timothy P. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Ericksen, Polly J. Graham, Michael W. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus |
| author_browse | Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus Cinardi, Giuseppina Ericksen, Polly J. Fillol, Erwann Graham, Michael W. Mutua, John Y. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Rahimi, Jaber Robinson, Timothy P. |
| author_facet | Rahimi, Jaber Fillol, Erwann Mutua, John Y. Cinardi, Giuseppina Robinson, Timothy P. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Ericksen, Polly J. Graham, Michael W. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus |
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| description | Climate change is increasingly putting milk production from cattle-based dairy systems in north sub-Saharan Africa (NSSA) under stress, threatening livelihoods and food security. Here we combine livestock heat stress frequency, dry matter feed production and water accessibility data to understand where environmental changes in NSSA’s drylands are jeopardizing cattle milk production. We show that environmental conditions worsened for ∼17% of the study area. Increasing goat and camel populations by ∼14% (∼7.7 million) and ∼10% (∼1.2 million), respectively, while reducing the dairy cattle population by ∼24% (∼5.9 million), could result in ∼0.14 Mt (+5.7%) higher milk production, lower water (−1,683.6 million m3, −15.3%) and feed resource (−404.3 Mt, −11.2%) demand—and lower dairy emissions by ∼1,224.6 MtCO2e (−7.9%). Shifting herd composition from cattle towards the inclusion of, or replacement with, goats and camels can secure milk production and support NSSA’s dairy production resilience against climate change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1203052025-12-08T09:54:28Z 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 Rahimi, Jaber Fillol, Erwann Mutua, John Y. Cinardi, Giuseppina Robinson, Timothy P. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Ericksen, Polly J. Graham, Michael W. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus dairying milk production camels goats Climate change is increasingly putting milk production from cattle-based dairy systems in north sub-Saharan Africa (NSSA) under stress, threatening livelihoods and food security. Here we combine livestock heat stress frequency, dry matter feed production and water accessibility data to understand where environmental changes in NSSA’s drylands are jeopardizing cattle milk production. We show that environmental conditions worsened for ∼17% of the study area. Increasing goat and camel populations by ∼14% (∼7.7 million) and ∼10% (∼1.2 million), respectively, while reducing the dairy cattle population by ∼24% (∼5.9 million), could result in ∼0.14 Mt (+5.7%) higher milk production, lower water (−1,683.6 million m3, −15.3%) and feed resource (−404.3 Mt, −11.2%) demand—and lower dairy emissions by ∼1,224.6 MtCO2e (−7.9%). Shifting herd composition from cattle towards the inclusion of, or replacement with, goats and camels can secure milk production and support NSSA’s dairy production resilience against climate change. 2022-07-21 2022-07-27T10:33:49Z 2022-07-27T10:33:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120305 en Open Access Springer Rahimi, J., Fillol, E., Mutua, J.Y., Cinardi, G., Robinson, T.P., Notenbaert, A.M.O., Ericksen, P.J., Graham, M.W. and Butterbach-Bahl , K. 2022. 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. Nature Food 3:523–531. |
| spellingShingle | dairying milk production camels goats Rahimi, Jaber Fillol, Erwann Mutua, John Y. Cinardi, Giuseppina Robinson, Timothy P. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Ericksen, Polly J. Graham, Michael W. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus 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 |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | shift from cattle to camel and goat farming can sustain milk production with lower inputs and emissions in north sub saharan africa s drylands |
| topic | dairying milk production camels goats |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120305 |
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