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Table 1 Climate variability-related feed shortages among livestock in the area (Source: Field Data, 2017)

From: Climate change adaptive capacity and smallholder farming in Trans-Mara East sub-County, Kenya

Animal type

Very high

High

Low

None

WAI

Impact rank

Donkeys (N = 41)

12

21

5

3

2.02

1

Cattle (N = 93)

23

46

13

11

1.87

2

Sheep (N = 63)

9

27

13

14

1.49

3

Goats (N = 61)

0

10

19

32

0.64

4

  1. Very high including loss of stock by death or pre-emptive sale, High overcame with sourced feed, Low with in-sourced feed