Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal

Dairy farming activities play important roles in nutrition and health, livelihoods and employment, and culture, in Kenya and Senegal. Faced with various challenges such as climate change, increased populations, insecurity, and conflicts over (water, land, feed) resources, dairy production systems wi...

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Autores principales: Perin, Lucie, Enahoro, Dolapo K.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Frontiers Media 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132680
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description Dairy farming activities play important roles in nutrition and health, livelihoods and employment, and culture, in Kenya and Senegal. Faced with various challenges such as climate change, increased populations, insecurity, and conflicts over (water, land, feed) resources, dairy production systems will have to undergo changes in the future that allow them to adapt. This study used a qualitative foresight approach that is mainly based on interviews with technical experts and key stakeholders, including dairy cattle herders, to identify the main evolution trends to be observed in dairy farming in Central Kenya and north of Senegal. It found that (semi)-intensification of production systems and increased settlement of herders who are nomad pastoralists are the prevailing trends. These trends are likely to persist into the future. For both countries, the key drivers of change and their potential environmental and socio-economic impacts were investigated. As dairy systems continue to confront challenges related to livestock feed and water availability, milk quality and safety, production costs, and market access, strategies are needed that can improve resilience of the systems while attaining the right balance between productivity and sustainability.
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spelling CGSpace1326802025-12-08T10:29:22Z Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal Perin, Lucie Enahoro, Dolapo K. dairy industry farming systems intensive husbandry nomadic husbandry sustainability resilience climate change Dairy farming activities play important roles in nutrition and health, livelihoods and employment, and culture, in Kenya and Senegal. Faced with various challenges such as climate change, increased populations, insecurity, and conflicts over (water, land, feed) resources, dairy production systems will have to undergo changes in the future that allow them to adapt. This study used a qualitative foresight approach that is mainly based on interviews with technical experts and key stakeholders, including dairy cattle herders, to identify the main evolution trends to be observed in dairy farming in Central Kenya and north of Senegal. It found that (semi)-intensification of production systems and increased settlement of herders who are nomad pastoralists are the prevailing trends. These trends are likely to persist into the future. For both countries, the key drivers of change and their potential environmental and socio-economic impacts were investigated. As dairy systems continue to confront challenges related to livestock feed and water availability, milk quality and safety, production costs, and market access, strategies are needed that can improve resilience of the systems while attaining the right balance between productivity and sustainability. 2023-07-19 2023-11-02T17:02:37Z 2023-11-02T17:02:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132680 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Perin, L., D. Enahoro. 2023. Foresight study on dairy farming systems in central Kenya and north of Senegal. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7: 1061834. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1061834
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farming systems
intensive husbandry
nomadic husbandry
sustainability
resilience
climate change
Perin, Lucie
Enahoro, Dolapo K.
Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal
title Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal
title_full Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal
title_fullStr Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal
title_full_unstemmed Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal
title_short Foresight study on dairy farming systems in Central Kenya and north of Senegal
title_sort foresight study on dairy farming systems in central kenya and north of senegal
topic dairy industry
farming systems
intensive husbandry
nomadic husbandry
sustainability
resilience
climate change
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