Samenvatting

Climate change has caused dilapidation of the environment, droughts and floods leading to reduced yields, productivity and ultimately food insecurity for human consumption. Unfortunately, it is our contact with the environment that has led to all this, but most people are not aware. The three gases contributing much to greenhouse gas emissions include nitrogen, methane and carbon dioxide. Hence this research focused on unravelling farmer’s knowledge on climate smart agriculture, his performance on the dairy feed production and how he can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to evaluate how we can integrate best agronomic practices in feed production. The main problem is insufficient production of quality dairy feed. The main causes are; Inadequate land size, low herbage production, inexplicit land tenure system, low soil fertility and expensive feed supplements. The main effects are increased use of fertilisers, increased methane production and reduced seasonal milk production leading to increased green-house gas emissions and reduced farmer income.