RMBD146689.pdf (58.5 MB)
Climate change adaptation for livestock production in southern Australia: transdisciplinary approaches for integrated solutions
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-24, 12:09 authored by Cullen, BR, Ayre, M, Reichelt, N, Nettle, RA, Hayman, G, Armstrong, DP, Beilin, R, Matthew HarrisonMatthew Harrison- Climate change will affect the seasonal production and quality of pastures for livestock feed, and adaptation to these changes is required. Systems adaptation in pasture-based livestock production will require changes to production systems and new skills in the industry workforce.
- We argue that transdisciplinary research approaches are needed to address the adaptation challenge, where farmer knowledge is combined with farm systems and economic analysis to assess the impacts of a changing climate and potential benefits of alternative production systems, and social research is required to identify and address the non-technical drivers of change.
- Research is required to integrate knowledge from different disciplines with expert farmer, advisor and industry professional knowledge, and a case study of adaptation research in the Australian dairy industry is used to highlight the transdisciplinary approach.
Funding
Meat and Livestock Australia
University of Tasmania
History
Publication title
Animal FrontiersVolume
11Issue
5Pagination
30-39ISSN
2160-6056Department/School
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)Publisher
Oxford Univ PressPlace of publication
United StatesRights statement
© Cullen, Ayre, Reichelt, Nettle, Hayman, Armstrong, Beilin, Harrison. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Repository Status
- Open
