Livestock Management Strategies in a Changing climate in Rombo District, Tanzania
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2017
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Livestock are important socio-economic assets essentially kept for food, manure, income, bride prize and prestige. This study was conducted in Rombo District to assess the effectiveness of livestock management strategies in a changing climate. Triangulation of the methods of data collection, analysis and presentation facilitated production of comprehensive research report. The study found that about 94 percent of the heads of household used different strategies to reduce the impact of climate change and variability on livestock. The devised strategies include fodder fetching, planted fodder, store fodder, keeping manageable livestock, and livestock keeping avoidance. The constraints to strategies used in livestock-keeping were risks associated with pasture fetching, lack of funds, denying farm supply of manure, and loss of households’ assets. The projected climate change and variability would have less effects on livestock keeping because about 66.7 percent of the heads of household had plans on it. For effective livestock management in a changing climate, appropriate strategies are recommended.
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Climate change and variability; fodder; livestock management strategy