This paper examines how farmers have adapted their
livestock operation to the current climate in each agroecological
zone in Africa. The authors examine how
climate has affected the farmer’s choice to raise livestock
or not and the choice of animal species. To measure
adaptation, the analysis regresses the farmer’s choice on
climate, soil, water flow, and socio-economic variables.
The findings show that climate does in fact affect the
farmer’s decision about whether to raise livestock and the
species. The paper also simulates how future climates may
alter these decisions using forecasts from climate models
and the estimated model. With a hot dry scenario,
livestock ownership will increase slightly across all of
Africa, but especially in West Africa and high elevation