Africa Science Focus
Africa Science Focus
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Can climate-smart feed cut livestock methane?
31 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
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Researchers say better livestock feed could reduce methane emissions and improve productivity. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, livestock is essential to livelihoods and food security. But cattle, goats, and sheep are also a major source of methane emissions, while farmers struggle with feed shortages and declining productivity. Scientists are now exploring whether climate-smart feed can cut emissions and boost livestock production at the same time. In this episode of Africa Science Focus, re...