It depends on the rain: Smallholder farmers’ perceptions on the seasonality of feed gaps and how it affects livestock in semi-arid and arid regions in Southern Africa

The risk of climate-induced feed gaps, i.e. seasonal deficiencies in forage quantity and quality, is a major constraint for livestock in the dry regions of southern Africa. In South Africa particularly, the frequent occurrence of drought is a challenge for livestock farming and, coping strategies to...

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Main Authors: Sala Alanda Lamega, Martin Komainda, Munir Paul Hoffmann, Kingsley Kwabena Ayisi, Jude Julius Owuor Odhiambo, Johannes Isselstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Climate Risk Management
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096321000917