Livestock Husbandry - A Sustainable Livelihood in Ethiopia

Livestock are omnipresent economic resource in poor communities across the developing world. Its production is a permanent and growing component of global agriculture. Livestock and climate change have a close relation that affects the livelihoods of livestock producers and impacts the resilience of livestock systems in the face of climate variability and long-term change. This research is based on climate-related issues affecting livestock production systems in the area of Arba Minch in Ethiopia. The research has been done to show the potential decrease of poverty and enhance resilience to climate change impacts for livestock and expand their income. Both primary and secondary sources of data selected for this study. Results show that most of the villagers use to have livestock just for their survival. It is cash in emergency for them. The climate change, changes the milk giving capacity as well as the survival capacity of livestock in the area of Arba Minch.