Can climate-smart feed cut livestock methane?

About this episode

This episode discusses how climate-smart feed could potentially reduce methane emissions from livestock while improving productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Researchers say better livestock feed could reduce methane emissions and improve productivity. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, livestock is essential to livelihoods and food security. But cattle, goats, and sheep are also a major source of methane emissions, while farmers struggle with feed shortages and declining productivity. Scientists are now exploring whether climate-smart feed can cut emissions and boost livestock production at the same time. In this episode of Africa Science Focus, re...

Topics covered

• climate change
• livestock
• methane emissions
• food security
• agriculture
• sustainability

Keywords

• livestock feed
• methane
• climate-smart
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• food security
• emissions reduction
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SciDev.Net

Products: climate-smart feed

Places: Sub-Saharan Africa

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