Vulnerability of the Livestock Sector in Changing Climate Conditions: A Case from India

DOI: 10.22161/ijeab/2.1.38

Keyword: Livestock, emission, climate change, vulnerability, developed countries, meat, GDP.

Abstract: In India, livestock sector plays an important role in socio-economic development of rural households. Over 70 percent of the country’s rural households own livestock and a majority of livestock owning households are small, marginal, and landless farmers. The reality of climate change and the fact that life in the poorest and vulnerable economies will be worst affected is set to have far-reaching consequence on the animal and its owners. At the same time, livestock have always shouldered a portion of the blame for rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, recent extensive scientific evidence and report by FAO and universities in the US has brought to light the fact that the large GHG emission figure of livestock emission was big data hype. The developed countries play clever by shifting blame for anthropogenic GHG emission away from the fossil fuel based power generation, transportation, industries and lifestyle of the global North to activities in developing countries such as paddy cultivation and animal husbandry.

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Nirma Bora et al."Vulnerability of the Livestock Sector in Changing Climate Conditions: A Case from India". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 2, no. 1, 2017, pp.289-296 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.1.38

Nirma Bora, P.(2017).Vulnerability of the Livestock Sector in Changing Climate Conditions: A Case from India. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1), 289-296.10.22161/ijeab/2.1.38

Nirma Bora, P.(2017).Vulnerability of the Livestock Sector in Changing Climate Conditions: A Case from India. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1), pp.289-296.

Nirma Bora. 2017."Vulnerability of the Livestock Sector in Changing Climate Conditions: A Case from India". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).2(1):289-296.Doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.1.38

Nirma Bora."Vulnerability of the Livestock Sector in Changing Climate Conditions: A Case from India", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.2,no. 1, pp.289-296,2017.

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