Farmers' perceptions and awareness of cattle feedlots as a climate-smart approach to enteric methane emissions.

ABSTRACT: The perceptions of farmers regarding communal feedlots and their role in reducing enteric methane emissions have received limited attention in research. This study aims to examine farmers' perceptions, assess awareness, and identify barriers to adopting feedlots as a climate-smart practice to enteric methane emissions in rural communities in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. 161 structured, paper-based questionnaires were distributed among smallholder cattle farmers around three feedlot locations. Most farmers had heard about feedlots (67.7 %); however, only a few (19.9 %) participated. The lack of knowledge about feedlot operations was the main factor influencing farmers' participation in feedlots. Most farmers did not perceive feedlots as a climate-smart approach to reducing enter

SUBMITTER: Mpofu BI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature