Title: Effects of Climate Change on livestock production and available alternatives in Rwanda. A review
Authors: Ntirenganya Elie and Benson Turyasingura
Volume: 6
Issue: 9
Pages: 98-105
Publication Date: 2022/09/28
Abstract:
Globally, little research has been done on the effects of climate change on livestock production. Climate change and its negative impacts are the most important threats to the global functions of life. Climate change threatens biodiversity and ecosystem functions in both natural and agroecological zones as more living organisms (plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals) are not able to cope with the gradual, rapid changes in temperatures and moisture gradients caused by global warming or cooling depending on the given geographical zone of the globe. The current review aims to summarize the effects of climate change on Rwandan livestock production. This information is critical for identifying climate change threats and the factors that accelerate hazards and increase risks, alerting all stakeholders and actors to the need for long-term climate change adaptation, mitigation, and investment in convectional livestock alternatives for current and future generations.