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High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania

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High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania. / Hawkins, James W.; Komarek, Adam M.; Kihoro, Esther M. et al.
In: Nature Food, Vol. 3, No. 11, 16.11.2022, p. 957-967.

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Hawkins, JW, Komarek, AM, Kihoro, EM, Nicholson, CF, Omore, AO, Yesuf, GU, Ericksen, PJ, Schoneveld, GC & Rufino, MC 2022, 'High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania', Nature Food, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 957-967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00633-5

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Hawkins, J. W., Komarek, A. M., Kihoro, E. M., Nicholson, C. F., Omore, A. O., Yesuf, G. U., Ericksen, P. J., Schoneveld, G. C., & Rufino, M. C. (2022). High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania. Nature Food, 3(11), 957-967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00633-5

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Hawkins JW, Komarek AM, Kihoro EM, Nicholson CF, Omore AO, Yesuf GU et al. High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania. Nature Food. 2022 Nov 16;3(11):957-967. doi: 10.1038/s43016-022-00633-5

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Hawkins, James W. ; Komarek, Adam M. ; Kihoro, Esther M. et al. / High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania. In: Nature Food. 2022 ; Vol. 3, No. 11. pp. 957-967.

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title = "High-yield dairy cattle breeds improve farmer incomes, curtail greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dairy import dependency in Tanzania",
abstract = "Tanzania{\textquoteright}s dairy sector is poorly developed, creating reliance on imports for processed, value-added dairy products and threatening food security, particularly when supply chains are disrupted due to market volatility or armed conflicts. The Tanzanian Dairy Development Roadmap is a domestic development initiative that aims to achieve dairy self-sufficiency by 2030. Here, we model different outcomes of the roadmap, finding that adoption of high-yield cattle breeds is essential for reducing dairy import dependency. Avoided land use change resulting from fewer, higher yielding dairy cattle would lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Dairy producers{\textquoteright} average incomes could increase despite capital expenditure and land allocation required for the adoption of high-yield breeds. Our findings demonstrate the importance of bottom-up development policies for sustainable food system transformations, which also support food sovereignty, increase incomes for smallholder farmers and contribute towards Tanzania{\textquoteright}s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.",
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