The Impact of Climate Change on the Livestock Situation in Badghis Province during the Years 2019 - 2023

Abstract

Climate change and drought have exerted severe pressure on the livestock situation in recent years. Climate change severely affects the access and price of animal feed and has put double pressure on the livestock industry. The price of animal feed in the country has increased by nearly 7 times in the past 10 years, while the average price of animal products has increased slightly more than 4 times. A large part of the country is dry and desert, which faces severe temperature fluctuations throughout the year. Lack of water resources, population growth, and water need for different sectors of agriculture can create problems such as reducing feed materials. These climatic problems have negatively impacted the sustainable development of livestock and economic growth of Badghis and require accurate planning, investment in infrastructure, and appropriate technologies for water resource management and promotion of production of resistant products in dry-drought conditions. Drought is one of the biggest challenges that the country’s agriculture and livestock development will face in the future. Therefore, considering the limitations created in the way, especially in terms of water resources, a solution should be considered, which this article is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive and analytical in terms of nature. The statistical population of this study included livestock experts and staff in the livestock and agriculture sector, 40 of whom were selected as samples. Data analysis was performed using Graph Pad Prism Version 7 (Trial) software. This article refers to important and effective cases and solutions for the growth and development of livestock according to the country’s climate, and the results of this article can be used as a guide and roadmap in development policies, plans, projects, and future studies.