Adaptation strategies of breeders facing global change in harsh conditions

Luming Ding (1) , Shikui Dong (2) , Ibrahim Daoud (3) , Enzo Fasioli (4) , Ruijun Long (1) , Véronique Alary (5) , Fernando Coronato (6) , Mona Abdelzaher (7) , Adel Aboul Naga (7) , Alejandro Schweitzer (4) , Thierry Bonaudo (8) , Jean-François Tourrand (9)

1 Lanzhou Medical University
2 School Environmental Sciences
3 Matruh Governorate - Marsa Matruh
4 UNPA - Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral
5 ICARDA - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas [Syrie]
6 CONICET - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires]
7 Agricultural Research Center
8 SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires
9 UMR SELMET - Systèmes d'élevage méditerranéens et tropicaux

Global changes impact breed societies through complex and diverse factors such as global economics, climate change, management and degradation of rangelands, societal demands especially from youth, and new technologies including information and communication technologies. The main objective of this research developed by Livestock farming and local development network (LiFLod, http://liflod.org/Methods ) network is to better understand the mental models of local stakeholders for global change and adaptation strategies. Our hypothesis is that in harsh conditions breeders with diverse objectives adopt more or less similar strategies when faced with global change.

Mots clés: breeder society; rangeland management; adaptated system; global change; livestock public policy

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Luming Ding, Shikui Dong, Ibrahim Daoud, Enzo Fasioli, Ruijun Long, et al.. Adaptation strategies of breeders facing global change in harsh conditions. 22. International Grasslands Congress, Charles Sturt University. AUS., Sep 2013, Sydney, Australia. pp.2024. ⟨hal-01198210⟩