Taming heat stress – climate change adaptation of pig and dairy sector in Uganda

A growing problem in the pig and dairy industry is global heat stress, which has become more severe and frequent with climate change.
calendar icon 17 July 2021
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By: CIAT
Frequency of severe heat stress events for pig in Uganda by 2021-2050 and 2071-2100 periods.
Frequency of severe heat stress events for pig in Uganda by 2021-2050 and 2071-2100 periods.
Participants at the stakeholder consultation workshop, Kampala, Uganda, February 21, 2020 (photo credit: ILRI/Juliet Kyabasinga)
Participants at the stakeholder consultation workshop, Kampala, Uganda, February 21, 2020 (photo credit: ILRI/Juliet Kyabasinga)
Appropriate roofed housing is one key accessible method to reduce heat exposure of livestock. Photo K. Dhanji/ILRI
Appropriate roofed housing is one key accessible method to reduce heat exposure of livestock. Photo K. Dhanji/ILRI
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