Open AccessClimate Change and Livestock in the US Caribbean
Publication year - 2017
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.32747/2017.6949550.ch
Subject(s) - livestock , pasture , geography , dry season , economic shortage , agroforestry , agriculture , dry land , climate change , agricultural economics , forestry , environmental science , agronomy , economics , ecology , archaeology , cartography , biology , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Dairy farming is important in Puerto Rico and St. Croix, with more than 320 dairy farms in Puerto Rico on about 50,000 acres of land that generate over 25,000 jobs. In 2014-2015, the dry season in the US Caribbean was drier than usual and this sparked wildfires, pasture shortages, and land degradation, affecting livestock production.