Project for the Adaptation to Climate Change of Family Livestock

The objective of the project was to adapt family livestock systems to climate change and connect their production, through organization, to short marketing circuits in order to enhance their livelihoods. Some actions implemented by the producers included the adoption of technological innovations in their livestock operations, such as: protective shelters; collection, storage, and transportation of water for household and animal consumption; improvement of their irrigation systems; cultivation of forage species as protein and/or energy banks; enhancements in animal nutrition through technologies like early weaning and strategic supplementation of pregnant females; management of predators and implementation of a health plan. Additionally, they engaged with local markets through fairs and/or cooperative sales. All these innovations enabled them to adapt their systems to climate change, improve production indicators, and sell their products with higher quality and more equitable practices.