Heat setting off alarm bells in East Africa

East Africa has the largest population of livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change, with its hotter and more humid weather in the region, is putting increasing pressure on the local dairy sector, making exotic dairy production challenging in much of the region. East Africa has the highest population growth on the continent and is home to approximately 145 million cattle. However, research published in Nature Food warns that the frequency of dangerous heat stress conditions and the averag