Improved forages for increased livestock productivity and climate change adaptation and mitigation

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Securityen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climateen
cg.creator.identifierJuan Andrés Cardoso Arango: 0000-0002-0252-4655en
cg.creator.identifierMildred Mayorga: 0000-0002-4467-829Xen
cg.creator.identifierStefan Burkart: 0000-0001-5297-2184en
cg.creator.identifierAn Maria Omer Notenbaert: 0000-0002-6266-2240en
cg.creator.identifierMichael Peters: 0000-0003-4237-3916en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen
cg.subject.impactPlatformEnvironmental Health and Biodiversityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Juan Andresen
dc.contributor.authorMayorga, Mildreden
dc.contributor.authorBurkart, Stefanen
dc.contributor.authorNotenbaert, An Maria Omeren
dc.contributor.authorPeters, Michaelen
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-19T16:25:02Zen
dc.date.available2025-02-19T16:25:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173226
dc.titleImproved forages for increased livestock productivity and climate change adaptation and mitigationen
dcterms.abstractThis brief is a companion piece to the overall report “Livestock and Climate Change: Outlook for a more sustainable and equitable future”. The overall report and its associated briefs are legacy products of the CGIAR Livestock and Climate Initiative drawing from science generated during the 2022-2024 life of the research project. Climate change poses a significant threat to livestock production in low- and middle-income countries, jeopardizing the livelihoods of millions who depend on livestock for food security and income. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather events disrupt feed supplies, reduce animal productivity, and exacerbate poverty (Idupulapati et al. 2014). The livestock sector in these regions is particularly vulnerable due to its reliance on rain-fed pastures and limited access to improved forage technologies (Idupulapati et al. 2014). Further compounding the issue is the predicted increase in demand for animal products by 2050 and the pressure to decrease pollutant output (Hart et al. 2022). Improved forages–grasses, legumes, and other plants specifically planted to feed animals and selected or bred for desirable traits such as higher yield, improved nutritional value, and greater tolerance to drought and other environmental stresses– offer a critical solution for climate change adaptation and mitigation in livestock production. These forages enhance livestock productivity, ensure a steady feed supply, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (CIAT 2025).en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCardoso, Juan Andres, J.A., Mayorga, M., Burkart, S., Notenbaert, A., Peters, M. 2024. Improved forages for increased livestock productivity and climate change adaptation and mitigation. Kenya: ILIRIen
dcterms.extent10 p.en
dcterms.issued2024-12-01en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0en
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectforageen
dcterms.subjectclimate change adaptationen
dcterms.typeBriefen

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