Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective
The role that genetic diversity in animal genetic resources (AnGR) plays in mitigating the effects of climate change on the global protein supply is of the utmost significance. East Africa historically played a pivotal role in the dispersal of domesticated livestock species across the African contin...
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| description | The role that genetic diversity in animal genetic resources (AnGR) plays in mitigating the effects of climate change on the global protein supply is of the utmost significance. East Africa historically played a pivotal role in the dispersal of domesticated livestock species across the African continent. At present, it maintains a substantial contribution to worldwide biodiversity as a result of its reservoir of a diverse array of AnGR, characterized by genetic and species diversity. A considerable reduction in the genetic diversity of AnGR has been documented in numerous studies, giving rise to concerns regarding the sustainability of animal protein supply in the face of climate change. The objective of this article is to outline prospective roles that advocacy and management organizations specializing in AnGRs may undertake to aid in the conservation of AnGR genetic diversity in East Africa. Moreover, it provides a prospective framework and structure for advocacy that extends from the farmers, to the higher-level (regional farmers association). We believe that advocating for the promotion of genetic diversity at the regional level will have a significant impact at the national and further at global scale. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4b67626cc564c088e39ecbd91bbd3b42025-08-20T02:49:55ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-12-011023e4085110.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40851Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspectiveGeorge Wanjala0Lenox Omondi Pius1Péter Strausz2Szilvia Kusza3Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen Egyetem Tér 1., Hungary; Doctoral School of Animal Science, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen Böszörményi út 138., Hungary; Livestock Production, Bungoma County, Box, 437-50200, Bungoma, Kenya; Institute of Animal Sciences and Wildlife Management, University of Szeged, H-6800, Hódmezővásárhely, Andrássy út 15., HungaryAnimal Breeding and Genetics Resource Section, Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI), P.O. Box 834, Dodoma, 41207, TanzaniaCorvinus University of Budapest, Institute of Strategy and Management, Department of Management, 1093, Budapest, Fővám Tér 8., HungaryCentre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen Egyetem Tér 1., Hungary; Corresponding author.The role that genetic diversity in animal genetic resources (AnGR) plays in mitigating the effects of climate change on the global protein supply is of the utmost significance. East Africa historically played a pivotal role in the dispersal of domesticated livestock species across the African continent. At present, it maintains a substantial contribution to worldwide biodiversity as a result of its reservoir of a diverse array of AnGR, characterized by genetic and species diversity. A considerable reduction in the genetic diversity of AnGR has been documented in numerous studies, giving rise to concerns regarding the sustainability of animal protein supply in the face of climate change. The objective of this article is to outline prospective roles that advocacy and management organizations specializing in AnGRs may undertake to aid in the conservation of AnGR genetic diversity in East Africa. Moreover, it provides a prospective framework and structure for advocacy that extends from the farmers, to the higher-level (regional farmers association). We believe that advocating for the promotion of genetic diversity at the regional level will have a significant impact at the national and further at global scale.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402416882XAgri-advocacyAnimal genetic resourcesBreeding organizationsClimate change |
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| title | Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective |
| title_full | Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective |
| title_fullStr | Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective |
| title_short | Leveraging Agri-advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation: Kenya and Tanzania perspective |
| title_sort | leveraging agri advocacy to promote animal genetic diversity for climate change mitigation kenya and tanzania perspective |
| topic | Agri-advocacy Animal genetic resources Breeding organizations Climate change |
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