Farmers’ perception to change and adaptation strategies of small ruminant systems in the West Bekaa of Lebanon

Chedid, Mabelle; Tourrand, Jean–François; Jaber, Lina; Hamadeh, S.K.

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2018.07.025

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“…Although there were differences among sheep production systems, it was observed farms studied shared some characteristics: i) sheep breeding is still a family activity, and ii) the predominant production system is extensive farming, agreeing with other studies that characterized sheep production systems in drylands regions worldwide (Iñiguez 2011;Chedid, Tourrand, Jaber, Hamadeh 2018).…”

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“…Sheep production in drylands presents social, cultural, environmental, and economic importance, and is one of the primary sources of food security and income for families. The sheep production systems are generally characterized as extensive in several regions of the world, as in northeastern Brazil (Costa, Almeida, Pimenta Filho, Holanda, Santos 2008;Teixeira et al 2015;Arandas et al 2020), Chile (Toro-Mujica, Aguilar, Vera, Rivas, García 2015, Toro-Mujica et al 2019, Lebanon (Chedid, Tourrand, Jaber, Hamadeh 2018), and India (Naqvi, De, Gowane 2013), in which animals graze on natural pastures and native vegetation throughout the year. The systems usually present the predominance of mix and locally adapted breeds, low stocking rates, family labour with low levels of education of the farmers, and the scarce prospect of continuity of their descendants in productive activity.…”

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Typification, characterization, and differentiation of sheep production systems in the Brazilian semiarid region

Silveira

Vasconcelos

Silva

et al. 2021

NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences

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The complexity of livestock production systems implies the interrelation of physical, technical, social, environmental, and animal factors. This study aimed (i) to classify and characterize farms in representative typologies and (ii) to point out the main factors responsible for the differences between the sheep farm typologies in Brazilian semiarid region. A structured questionnaire with 29 variables related to social, physical, livestock, technological, herd management, and productive indicators was applied to 65 sheep farmers. The farms typology was classified, characterized, and differentiated using several techniques of multivariate analysis. Three sheep production systems were identified: Emerging (16 farms): young adults farmers, medium farms and herds, intensive management, intermediate technological level, and high meat production; Conventional (40 farms): adult farmers, smallholder farms, small herds, low technological level, and low meat production; and traditional (09 farms): mature farmers, large farms and herds, extensive management, low technological level, and high meat production. Social, physical, livestock, herd management, technological, and productive factors showed discriminatory power (P < 0.05) to differentiate typologies. The family-based productive system still represents the primary sheep production system. Sheep farming in the Brazilian semiarid region is characterized as extensive, heavily dependent on natural resources, and susceptible to seasonal variations. Some common characteristics among the farms studied were the use of family labour and the predominance of extensive breeding with low stocking density. The emerging system is expanding and may represent the future of sheep farms. It is believed that the traditional system can intensify its management and migrate to the emerging system in the future. It is recommended to direct public policies that encourage the efficient succession of workers in sheep farming, adoption of technologies,

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Section: Differences and Similarities Between Sheep Production Systemssupporting

confidence: 86%

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confidence: 99%

Typification, characterization, and differentiation of sheep production systems in the Brazilian semiarid region

Silveira

Vasconcelos

Silva

et al. 2021

NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences

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“…For both Mali and Nigeria, more than half of the articles for each country related to the food sector, ranging from smallholder farmers in Mali [ 57 ], to articles on specific drought-tolerant crops [ 77 ] and farmers of fruits and vegetables in Nigeria [ 4 ]. In addition to crops, there were several articles in this category on fishing and aquaculture [ 7 , 9 , 49 ] as well as livestock [ 15 , 17 , 24 , 49 ].…”

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“…Many of the articles were tagged both with the “Food” sector as well as the “Poverty, livelihoods, and sustainable development” sector. This included articles on farmers and livestock keepers [ 17 , 56 ]. The only article about adaptation in Libya was in this category, which focused on the use of traditional ecological knowledge for adaptation by the Kel Tadrart Tuareg [ 12 ].…”

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Climate change adaptation in conflict-affected countries: A systematic assessment of evidence

Sitati¹,

Joe

Pentz

et al. 2021

Discov Sustain

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People affected by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks and climate change, yet little is known about climate change adaptation in fragile contexts. While climate events are one of the many contributing drivers of conflict, feedback from conflict increases vulnerability, thereby creating conditions for a vicious cycle of conflict. In this study, we carry out a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature, taking from the Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative (GAMI) dataset to documenting climate change adaptation occurring in 15 conflict-affected countries and compare the findings with records of climate adaptation finance flows and climate-related disasters in each country. Academic literature is sparse for most conflict-affected countries, and available studies tend to have a narrow focus, particularly on agriculture-related adaptation in rural contexts and adaptation by low-income actors. In contrast, multilateral and bilateral funding for climate change adaptation addresses a greater diversity of adaptation needs, including water systems, humanitarian programming, and urban areas. Even among the conflict-affected countries selected, we find disparity, with several countries being the focus of substantial research and funding, and others seeing little to none. Results indicate that people in conflict-affected contexts are adapting to climate change, but there is a pressing need for diverse scholarship across various sectors that documents a broader range of adaptation types and their results.

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“…Goats are adapted to higher temperatures and may seem a suitable and sustainable animal production under current global warming status in some areas of the world [4][5][6]. The welfare of production animals including goats has been increasing in recent years both for milk and meat goat production systems [7,8].…”

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Identification and Validation of Operational Welfare Indicators Appropriate for Small-Scale Goat Farming in Chile

Rodriguez

Morales²,

Cañon–Jones

2020

The 1st International Electronic Conference on Animals—Global Sustainability and Animals: Science, Ethics and Policy

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Goat production in Chile is carried by small-scale farmers obtaining milk and cheese as the main products. The welfare of goats under these types of production systems is currently unknown and no appropriate validated operational welfare indicators are currently available. We took the tasks of identifying operational welfare indicators and validating them with all stakeholders. A total of 37 operational welfare indicators were obtained. The use of these validated indicators and the welfare score is appropriate to Chilean goat production systems and may successfully increase the sustainability of production and farmers in Chile.

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Farmers’ perception to change and adaptation strategies of small ruminant systems in the West Bekaa of Lebanon

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Typification, characterization, and differentiation of sheep production systems in the Brazilian semiarid region

Typification, characterization, and differentiation of sheep production systems in the Brazilian semiarid region

Climate change adaptation in conflict-affected countries: A systematic assessment of evidence

Identification and Validation of Operational Welfare Indicators Appropriate for Small-Scale Goat Farming in Chile

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