Case Studies on Impacts of Climate Change on Smallholder Livestock Production in Egypt and Spain

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作者
Hashem, Nesrein M. [1 ]
Martinez-Ros, Paula [2 ]
Gonzalez-Bulnes, Antonio [2 ]
El-Raghi, Ali Ali [3 ]
机构
[1] Alexandria Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Anim & Fish Prod, Alexandria 21545, Egypt
[2] CEU Univ, Univ Cardenal, Fac Vet, Dept Prod & Sanidad Anim,Herrera CEU, C Tirant Blanc 7, Valencia 46115, Spain
[3] Damietta Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Anim Poultry & Fish Prod, Dumyat 34517, Egypt
关键词
climate change; heat stress; drought; livestock sustainability; smallholder; Mediterranean; HEAT-STRESS; VARIABILITY; ADAPTATION; SYSTEMS; SHEEP;
D O I
10.3390/su151813975
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Climate change is one of the hot topics of this decade and seriously affects all economic production sectors including the livestock farming sector. In many scenarios, the Mediterranean region is expected to experience unconventional and severe climate change that necessitates adopting effective strategies to improve the resilience of the livestock farming sector, particularly for smallholders. Here, we performed a cross-sectional survey of 277 smallholder livestock farmers in Egypt and 223 in Spain in order to (1) assess smallholder livestock farmers' awareness of climate change and its potential impacts on animal performance, (2) identify climate change factors affecting animal productivity, and (3) identify the resilience of small-scale livestock farms in the region to the effects of climate change on animal productivity and existing and future needed adaptive measures. The results showed that just over 90% of respondents were aware of climate change and its potential effects on animal productivity, and just over 60% of smallholders in Spain obtained relevant knowledge through their own direct observation, while most smallholders in Egypt obtained knowledge through communication with other farmers and from the media. The role of extension advisors has diminished in the two countries, recording 0.36% in Egypt and 1.35% in Spain. The survey responses suggest that heat waves, humidity, and drought are the major climatic changes affecting smallholding animal production, representing 68.65, 16.34, and 15.01%, respectively. Climatic change appears to have affected primarily milk yield, wool production, and reproductive performance on the smallholding farms in our survey, while affecting meat production, mortality rate, and egg production to a smaller extent. As measures to buffer the effects of climate change, 25% of respondents in Egypt indicated that they have adopted nutritional strategies, 36% indicated that they manage housing conditions, and 6% indicated that they use genetically improved animal breeds. The corresponding percentages among respondents in Spain were 15%, 28%, and 4%, respectively. In conclusion, awareness about climate change as well as adaptation measures are the major axes to sustaining the growing demand for livestock products. Furthermore, mitigation strategies are keys to limiting the upcoming extent of climate change, and there are several adaptation strategies.
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