Department of Agricultural Economics, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55139, Samsun, Turkey.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 May;27(15):17935-17948. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-08112-9. Epub 2020 Mar 12.
Climate change is not a myth anymore and changing with every passing year regardless of the efforts to mitigate its root causes. Livestock being a key source of employment to a large poor world population also contributes to food security and poverty eradication. With the changing climate livestock farmers are also making their farms compatible to the new natural ecosystem. Therefore, this study investigated how small livestock farmers having large ruminants inventory perceive changes in climate, which strategies they adapt and the factors influencing the adaptation of climate changes strategies in livestock. Primary data was collected from 180 small livestock farmers of Central Punjab, and multiple (step-wise) regression analysis was used to determine the factors affecting adaptation of climate change strategies. Livestock farmers are also well aware of the climate change as majority of the farmers (63.4% and 71.4%) perceived an increase in temperature and precipitation, respectively. Livestock farmers made an attempt to adopt conventional climate change strategies such as mix farming, reduction in animals, provision of more drinking water, use of tree shades, livestock diversification, use of muddy roof, and floor in order to cope with climate changes. The adoption of these measures was significantly influenced by animal inventory, climate knowledge, livestock working hours, livestock experience, distance of veterinary hospital, and livestock-related training/workshops. Government needs to increase technical and logistic capacity of veterinary doctors, and should create awareness among small livestock farmers through media.
气候变化不再是一个神话，而且每年都在发生变化，无论人们为减轻其根本原因做出了多少努力。畜牧业作为广大贫困世界人口的主要就业来源，也有助于粮食安全和消除贫困。随着气候变化的发生，畜牧业农民也在使他们的农场与新的自然生态系统相适应。因此，本研究调查了拥有大量反刍动物库存的小型畜牧业农民如何感知气候变化，他们适应了哪些策略，以及影响适应气候变化策略的因素。从旁遮普省中部的 180 名小型畜牧业农民那里收集了原始数据，并使用多元（逐步）回归分析来确定影响适应气候变化策略的因素。畜牧业农民也非常清楚气候变化，因为大多数农民（分别为 63.4%和 71.4%）都认为温度和降水量分别增加了。畜牧业农民试图采用常规的气候变化策略，例如混合耕作、减少动物数量、提供更多饮用水、使用树荫、畜牧业多样化、使用泥泞的屋顶和地板，以应对气候变化。这些措施的采用受到动物库存、气候知识、畜牧业工作时间、畜牧业经验、兽医医院的距离和与畜牧业相关的培训/研讨会的显著影响。政府需要提高兽医的技术和后勤能力，并通过媒体在小型畜牧业农民中提高认识。
