Modelling mixed crop-livestock systems and climate impact assessment in sub-Saharan Africa

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1399 - 18
• Main Authors: Srivastava, Amit Kumar, Rahimi, Jaber, Alsafadi, Karam, Vianna, Murilo, Enders, Andreas, Zheng, Wenzhi, Demircan, Alparslan, Dieng, Mame Diarra Bousso, Salack, Seyni, Faye, Babacar, Singh, Manmeet, Halder, Krishnagopal, Ewert, Frank, Gaiser, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 09.01.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/449; 704/106/694/2739; Africa South of the Sahara; Agricultural practices; Agriculture - methods; Animals; Biomass; Cereal crops; Climate Change; Climate variability; Crop yield; Crops, Agricultural - growth & development; Emissions; Environmental impact; Grasses; Greenhouse gases; Greenhouse Gases - analysis; Humanities and Social Sciences; Livestock; Meat production; Methane; Milk production; Mixed cropping; Models, Theoretical; multidisciplinary; Population studies; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sorghum - growth & development; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; Sustainable practices; Africa South of the Sahara; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa

Climate change significantly challenges smallholder mixed crop-livestock (MCL) systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), affecting food and feed production. This study enhances the SIMPLACE modeling framework by incorporating crop-vegetation-livestock models, which contribute to the development of sustai...