Assessing the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Effect of Removing Bovine Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Africa

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 1633
• Main Authors: MacLeod, Michael, Eory, Vera, Wint, William, Shaw, Alexandra, Gerber, Pierre J., Cecchi, Giuliano, Mattioli, Raffaele, Sykes, Alasdair, Robinson, Timothy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 18.05.2018
• Subjects: bovine trypanosomiasis; Cattle; Cattle health; cattle production; Climate change; cows; Disease control; Eastern Africa; emissions factor; environmental assessment; female fertility; food security; GLEAM; Greenhouse effect; greenhouse gas emissions; Greenhouse gases; Livestock modelling; meat; milk; milk yield; pollution control; production technology; quantitative analysis; Sustainability; Sustainable intensification; Africa; Eastern Africa

Increasing the production of meat and milk within sub-Saharan Africa should provide significant food security benefits. However, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represent a challenge, as cattle production in the region typically has high emissions intensity (EI), i.e., high rates of GHG emissions per...