Deals with the effect of climate change in the livestock of Nepal and locally adopted measures

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4. Poultry house
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5. Livestock and Wild animals loss
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6. Adaptation and Mitigation ?
• What may be the adaptation and mitigation ??
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7. Existing adaptation and mitigationExisting adaptation and mitigation
strategiesstrategies
Nomadic pasture management in High Himalayans.
Livestock Insurance
Traditional Early Warning Systems (TEWS)
Use of emergency fodders or forage crops
Diversification of species herd composition(small
ruminants)
Increase of herd size as security to mortality and
Livestock trading
Ethno-veterinary Medicine (EVM)
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8. Constrains to adaptation and Mitigation
Lack of economy and capital of small scale livestock
holders
Adverse effect on the agriculture by products for the
animals due to adverse climatic conditions.
 Lack of knowledge on conservation and preservation of
forage and fodders.
Lack of knowledge of indigenous grass which are
tolerant adverse climatic conditions.
Lack of appropriate breeding strategies for the animals
surviving in the extreme climatic conditions.
Ineffective livestock policies)
 Lack of knowledge of the peoples.
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9. Local Adapted mitigation strategies
1.Change in livestock feeding pattern
Stall feed their animals with crop by-products, hay from
native species of grasses like Elymus nutans (furcha),
Pennisetum flaccidum (dhimchi), Medicago sativa ssp.
falcata (kote) is pratices in mountain region of Nepal
Potato grown here is given to the animals as concentrate
when the production is sufficient for human consumption.
Young calves and lactating females are given special
attention and fed with better hay, hot gruels.
By essential feed and hay and store for the use.
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10. 2.Renovation of traditional sheds
• Due to uncertainty in the climatic pattern people now
started building shed with thatched roof and they
used mud and wood to thatch the roof of the shed.
• Animals are protected from snowfall, rainfall and
windy condition.
• Use of locally available resources to renovated the
traditional sheds.
• Use the leaves of pine trees for the bedding .
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11. 3. Conservation of pasture
• As the quality and the amount of grasses is
decreasing in the pasture land people have now
started to conserve the rangeland by fencing and
promoting rotational grazing in community level.
4. Promotion of the indigenous Breeds
• The indigenous breeds like chyangra (Himalayan
Goat), Bhanglung Sheep, yak and lulu cattle are
reared by the peoples; these animals can survive in
limited resources and harsh climate. So people are
preserving these species as they are the source of
meat, milk, wool, transportation and manure.
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12. Conclusion:
 Due to the adverse climatic conditions people are putting extra investments
in livestock feeding by buy grasses, hay, straw and crop by-products.
 Some new interventions like introduction of suitable forages and fodders
trees, promotion of the locally available grasses should be done.
 Education and training on hay and silage making techniques.
 Promotion of livestock insurance facilities, vaccination and treatment,
training on management of animals.
 Long term mitigation strategies plans for the livestock holders should be
formulated from the government to promote the livestock holding farmers as
it is the major source of income and food security for the peoples.
 Identify and implement of cost effective mitigation activities strengthening
the adaptive capacities to climate change of these farming communities.
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