Priority areas for investment in more sustainable and climate-resilient livestock systems

Camila Bonilla-Cedrez, Peter Steward, Todd S. Rosenstock, Philip Thornton, Jacobo Arango, Martin Kropff and Julian Ramirez-Villegas ()
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Camila Bonilla-Cedrez: Wageningen University & Research
Peter Steward: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Todd S. Rosenstock: Bioversity International
Philip Thornton: Netherlands Food Partnership
Jacobo Arango: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Martin Kropff: CGIAR System Organization
Julian Ramirez-Villegas: International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Nature Sustainability, 2023, vol. 6, issue 10, 1279-1286

Abstract: Abstract Livestock production supports economic growth, jobs and nutrition, but contributes to and is vulnerable to climate change. A transition is thus needed for livestock systems to become more sustainable and climate resilient, with clear positive effects on the Sustainable Development Goals. It is unclear, however, where the global community should invest to support this change. We identified priority geographies for livestock system investments in 132 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), at mid- and low latitudes. Our results show that adaptation and mitigation goals are inextricably linked for the vast majority of these countries. An equal weighting of adaptation and mitigation indicators suggests that the top five investment priorities are India, Brazil, China, Pakistan and Sudan. Across LMICs, these act as critical control points for the livestock sector’s interactions with the climate system, land and livelihoods.

Date: 2023
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