For decades, global warming was discussed as a future environmental challenge and continues. Today, 70 millions of goat farmers across India, it is no longer a distant warning — it is a daily reality. Rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, shrinking grazing lands and increasing disease outbreaks are already affecting goat-based livelihoods in rural India. Goat farming has traditionally been considered one of the most climate-resilient livestock systems. Go

Smallholder goat and sheep farming forms a crucial part of rural livelihoods in India, providing income, nutrition and employment to millions. However, the increasing impacts of global warming pose significant economic challenges to these farmers. Changes in temperature, rainfall patterns and the frequency of extreme weather events affect animal health, productivity and resource availability, which in turn influence the economic stability of smallholder livestock households.