What do you think about the role of camel in food security especially in the context of climate change.
Article Camel a potential dairy animal in difficult environments
In rather simple words the camel (C. dromedarius, C. bactrianus) is the animal of the future:
Read and think:
From: Philip K. Thorton et al. Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, January 13, 2011 369:117-136
. … large decreases in growing season length, especially (greater than 20%) in the Sahel and over decreases in pasture yields most of southern Africa. …Of particular concern is the increase in rain-fed crop failures …in much of southern Africa such failures are projected to occur once every 2 years. …….. global cereal and livestock production may need to increase by between 60 and 100 per cent to 2050…
And we are not even talking about possible new therapies using camel antibodies (nanobodies) or camel milk beneficial effects against diabete (type2), Crohn Disease and perhaps autism .
I wish some body/group talk on role of camel as a useful tool in climate change scenario. Paris climate change COP is a great occasion to talk on camel.
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