Assessment of climate resilience index: Insight from Murrah buffalo-based livestock production system of Western India

Ruchi Singh, Sanjit Maiti, Sanchita Garai, Mukesh Bhakat, Sujeet Kumar Jha, Anil Kumar Dixit and Anjali Aggarwal

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 228, issue C

Abstract: India is largest milk producer in the world. The buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), particularly the Murrah breed is the major contributor to the total milk production of India. But this breed is highly susceptible to climate-change induced heat stress due to their physiological characteristics. Therefore, livelihoods depend on the Murrah based livestock production system is highly vulnerable even in its breeding tract i.e. Haryana, a state of western India. Hence, a system-based analysis provides an essential guide to policymakers and other stakeholders to understand the system comprehensively and develop targeted climate actions to enhance its resilience, contributing to India's position as a global leader in milk production.

Keywords: Climate resilience index; Murrah buffalo; Climate change; Livestock production system; Breeding tract-India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104390

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