Possible impact and adaptation to climate change in livestock production in Southern Africa

Assan, Never

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“…This disintegration has had a direct impact on the 'boom and bust cycle' characteristic of the regional economy (and livestockbased economies more generally) [4] (p. 37), which has historically involved rapid livestock reproduction during times of abundance (and by extension, copious quantities of milk) and the preparation and storage of various foods for consumption during dry months when fresh milk is unavailable. Experiences of similar ecological transformations have been documented across multiple pastoralist contexts not only in northern Kenya i.e., [9][10][11][12] but also sub-Saharan Africa more broadly, where the effects of climate change are impacting livestock-oriented livelihoods in a variety of complex ways [13][14][15][16][17]. In Turkana, as in many other contexts, these environmental changes have unravelled alongside transformations on a comparably radical scale within local infrastructures, an associated trend of economic growth and diversification and substantial population increase [18].…”

Section: Pastoralism and Uncertainty In Northern Kenyamentioning

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Divining the Future: Making Sense of Ecological Uncertainty in Turkana, Northern Kenya

Derbyshire

Nami²,

Akall³

et al. 2021

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This article draws on long-term ethnographic fieldwork to examine some recent livelihood transformations that have taken place in the Turkana region of northern Kenya. In doing so, it discusses some of the ways in which uncertainty and variability have been managed in Turkana to date and considers what this means in relation to a future that promises continued radical economic and ecological change. Discussing a selection of examples, we argue that understandings of contemporary transformative processes are enhanced through attention to the ways in which various forms of knowledge have been constituted and implemented over the long term. We suggest that ongoing transformations within livelihood practices, inter-livelihood relationships and corresponding patterns of mobility might best be understood as manifestations of a long-standing capacity for successfully managing the very uncertainty that characterises daily life.

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Divining the Future: Making Sense of Ecological Uncertainty in Turkana, Northern Kenya

Derbyshire

Nami²,

Akall³

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“…Where antibiotics have a less controversial role in delivering climatesmart milk is in fighting disease. Together with improved veterinary care and animal health extension services, access to livestock medicines can vastly increase resilience to diseases and parasites that would otherwise attack cattle [51,63].…”

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Climate-Smart Food

Reay¹

2019

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“…This entitlement boundary is based on asset ownership. Gender inequality in asset ownership results from the interconnected social and economic processes that discriminate against women and ultimately undermine household food productivity and food security (Assan, 2014). This inequality denies women their full capabilities, which is connected with low food entitlement for women and the household at large (Sen, 2000).…”

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Gender inequality in livestock asset ownership: implication for food security in the Wa West District, Ghana

Nadi

Nimoh

Antoh

et al. 2021

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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Food security is a complex phenomenon involving sociocultural and economic factors. This study examines gender inequality in livestock assets ownership on household food security in the Wa West District of Ghana. Data were collected from 400 households based on a cross-sectional survey and a multistage sampling of the respondents. Gender disparity in livestock assets distribution among men and women within the household was ascertained using the Gini index, while the household food consumption score technique was employed to determine household food security status. A binary logit regression model was used to assess the effect of gender inequality in livestock assets on household food security. The results indicated that, on average men owned 1.72 TLU compared to an average of 0.22 TLU owned by women. Livestock contribution to household food security was estimated at 16% of annual household food expenditure, with a composition of 0.90%, 6.04%, and 9.14% jointly owned, women owned, and men owned. Also, 33% of households were food insecure, while 67% of households were food secure at the time of the survey. The empirical results showed that a unit increase in the Gini index of livestock assets distribution in favour of men has a negative effect on household food security. The results further showed that household ownership of livestock, farm size, and education negatively influence household food insecurity, whereas household size, female-headed households, and dependency ratio positively affect household food insecurity in the study area. The study recommends that development programmes should target women’s economic empowerment and education to bridge the gender livestock assets gap to improve food security.

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Possible impact and adaptation to climate change in livestock production in Southern Africa

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Divining the Future: Making Sense of Ecological Uncertainty in Turkana, Northern Kenya

Divining the Future: Making Sense of Ecological Uncertainty in Turkana, Northern Kenya

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Gender inequality in livestock asset ownership: implication for food security in the Wa West District, Ghana

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