Summary

The research was carried out in Shashamane-Hawassa milkshed to assess the impact of climate smart practices within the dairy farming systems based on the economic and environmental cost (GHG emissions) and benefits in order to advise on new scalable dairy farming practices in inclusive and resilient business models. The research purposefully selected urban and peri-urban farmers in Shashamane-Hawassa milk shed in a case study approach. Key areas in the study were establishing the link between feed supply and dairy farms, economic and environmental cost and benefits from the climate smart practices that have been implemented from cradle to farmgate.