Climate-Smart Livestock Interventions in West Africa: A Review
The livestock sector is one of the major contributors in agriculture, by some estimates contributing up to 18% of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Of this, about one third is reported to be due to land use change associated with livestock production, another one third is nitrous oxide f...
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| author | Amole, Tunde A. Ayantunde, Augustine A. |
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| description | The livestock sector is one of the major contributors in agriculture, by some estimates
contributing up to 18% of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Of this, about one
third is reported to be due to land use change associated with livestock production, another
one third is nitrous oxide from manure and slurry management, and roughly 25% is attributed
to methane emissions from ruminant digestion. Recent analysis suggests that developing
world regions contribute about two thirds of the global emissions from ruminants, with sub-
Saharan Africa a global hotspot for emissions intensities, largely due to low animal
productivity, poor animal health and low quality feeds. These numbers suggest, therefore, that
there are opportunities for easy gains to be made in terms of mitigation in the livestock sector,
as improving feed resource use efficiencies would improve livestock productivity as well as
reduce emissions per unit of product. In this context, climate-smart agricultural practices are
necessary in the West Africa region and in sub-Saharan Africa in general. Climate-Smart
Agriculture (CSA) is an approach that provides a conceptual basis for assessing the
effectiveness of agricultural practice change to support food security under climate change.
This review focuses on livestock-related CSA options in West Africa looking at herd
management, feed, grazing management, animal breeding strategies, manure management,
and policy options. |
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| spelling | CGSpace762942025-11-04T16:30:47Z Climate-Smart Livestock Interventions in West Africa: A Review Amole, Tunde A. Ayantunde, Augustine A. climate-smart agriculture livestock productivity agriculture climate change food security The livestock sector is one of the major contributors in agriculture, by some estimates contributing up to 18% of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Of this, about one third is reported to be due to land use change associated with livestock production, another one third is nitrous oxide from manure and slurry management, and roughly 25% is attributed to methane emissions from ruminant digestion. Recent analysis suggests that developing world regions contribute about two thirds of the global emissions from ruminants, with sub- Saharan Africa a global hotspot for emissions intensities, largely due to low animal productivity, poor animal health and low quality feeds. These numbers suggest, therefore, that there are opportunities for easy gains to be made in terms of mitigation in the livestock sector, as improving feed resource use efficiencies would improve livestock productivity as well as reduce emissions per unit of product. In this context, climate-smart agricultural practices are necessary in the West Africa region and in sub-Saharan Africa in general. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach that provides a conceptual basis for assessing the effectiveness of agricultural practice change to support food security under climate change. This review focuses on livestock-related CSA options in West Africa looking at herd management, feed, grazing management, animal breeding strategies, manure management, and policy options. 2016-07-26 2016-07-27T13:36:04Z 2016-07-27T13:36:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76294 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Amole TA, Ayantunde AA. 2016. Climate-smart livestock interventions in West Africa: A review. CCAFS Working Paper no. 178. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | climate-smart agriculture livestock productivity agriculture climate change food security Amole, Tunde A. Ayantunde, Augustine A. Climate-Smart Livestock Interventions in West Africa: A Review |
| title | Climate-Smart Livestock Interventions in West Africa: A Review |
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| title_short | Climate-Smart Livestock Interventions in West Africa: A Review |
| title_sort | climate smart livestock interventions in west africa a review |
| topic | climate-smart agriculture livestock productivity agriculture climate change food security |
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