Koluman N., Göncü Karakök S., Baylan M., Özcan B. D.
UFUK 2020 Projesi, 2019 - 2020
This scoping study will be carried out to identify
entry points for building the
resilience of livestock systems to climate change and variability in
Mediterranean ecosystems. The objective of this study is to explore how
strengthening the resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock systems to
climate change, improve the climate resilience of small-holder farmers and
pastoralists in different region of Mediterranean. Thus, an innovation for sustainable development for pastoralists and
agropastoralists should be based on experimental physical and virtual spaces. MedPasto-2050 will carry out and
integrate analyses of benefit-cost portfolios provided by animal production
systems at multiple scales. The Project will form a consistent multi-level
toolbox for assessing and acting at farm, regional, national and Mediterranean
levels. Pastoral and agro-pastoral livestock production actors will be engaged
in research and innovation WP all along the project to bridge the gap between
basic science, applications, practices. During MedPasto-2050, studies on enhance
adaptation capacity of livestock systems, increase value chain of animal
products and decrease adverse effects of changing climate on livestock and
grassland will be performed.
The project results contribute to PRIMA Operational Objective 4/SMART AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING, as follows;
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Enhance sustainability of the small-scale farming systems and preservation
of natural resources; the capacity of the staff of the living labs to provide
assistance to the SMEs and to continue the project activities after the end of
the project.
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Enhance capacity of adaptation of pastoral livestock systems to climate
change and methods to reduce the severity of climate change impacts
on livestock systems.
The value chain of new products by developing new
adapted processing methods of animal products and to understand societal
interests towards animal farming and their place in future diets will be
improved.