Reducing agro-environmental trade-offs through sustainable livestock intensification across smallholder systems in Northern Tanzania

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierBirthe Paul: 0000-0002-5994-5354
cg.creator.identifierGroot, J.C.J.: 0000-0001-6516-5170
cg.creator.identifierCeline Birnholz: 0000-0001-5737-3797
cg.creator.identifierAn Maria Omer Notenbaert: 0000-0002-6266-2240
cg.creator.identifierRolf Sommer: 0000-0001-7599-9056
cg.creator.identifierRavic Nijbroek: 0000-0002-3748-8973
cg.creator.identifierPablo Tittonell: 0000-0002-0284-2514
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1695348
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1473-5903
cg.issue1
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ciatLIVESTOCK
cg.subject.ilriINTENSIFICATION
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENT
cg.volume18
dc.contributor.authorPaul, Birthe K.
dc.contributor.authorGroot, Jeroen C.J.
dc.contributor.authorBirnholz, Celine A.
dc.contributor.authorNzogela, Beatus
dc.contributor.authorNotenbaert, An Maria Omer
dc.contributor.authorWoyessa, Kassahun
dc.contributor.authorSommer, Rolf
dc.contributor.authorNijbroek, Ravic
dc.contributor.authorTittonell, Pablo A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T16:39:34Zen
dc.date.available2019-12-05T16:39:34Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/106025
dc.titleReducing agro-environmental trade-offs through sustainable livestock intensification across smallholder systems in Northern Tanzaniaen
dcterms.abstractLivestock productivity in East Africa, and especially in Tanzania, remains persistently low, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities are among the highest worldwide. This mixed methods study aims to explore sustainable livestock intensification options that reduce agro-environmental trade-offs across different smallholder farming systems in Northern Tanzania. A smallholder livestock systems typology was constructed, and representative farms simulated with a whole farm multi-objective optimization model. Livestock contributed more than 90% of on-farm GHG emissions, and DAIRY had the lowest GHG emission intensity (2.1 kg CO2e kg−1 milk). All livestock systems had alternative options available to reduce agro-environmental trade-offs, including reducing ruminant numbers, replacing local cattle with improved dairy breeds, improving feeding through on-farm forage cultivation, and minimizing crop residue feeding. Three obstacles to adoption of these technologies became apparent: they require a skillful re-organization of the entire production system, result in loss of some multi-functionality of livestock, and incur higher production risks. Sustainable livestock intensification can be a key building block to Tanzania's climate-smart agriculture portfolio, providing synergies between productivity and income increases, and climate change mitigation as co-benefit. A better understanding of the institutional settings, incentives and coordination between stakeholders is needed to sustainably transform the livestock sector.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2019-12-03
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPaul, Birthe ; Groot, Jeroen C. J. ; Birnholz, Celine A.; Nzogela, Beatus; Notenbaert, An Maria; Woyessa, Kassahun; Sommer, Rolf; Nijbroek, Ravic & Tittonell, Pablo (2019). Reducing agro-environmental trade-offs through sustainable livestock intensification across smallholder systems in Northern Tanzania. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1-20 p.en
dcterms.extentp. 35-54
dcterms.issued2020-01-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limited
dcterms.subjecttanzaniaen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectclimate-smart agricultureen
dcterms.subjectagricultura climáticamente inteligenteen
dcterms.subjectgreenhouse gasesen
dcterms.subjectafrica south of saharaen
dcterms.subjectimpact assessmenten
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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