Introduction

This brief summarizes practical strategies and regional policy recommendations to improve drought resilience among small-scale goat farms across the Mediterranean.

Key Findings

• Goat breeds in arid regions show higher resilience when rotated across micro-grazing zones.
• Water-efficient forage systems (e.g. Opuntia-based feeds) reduce dependency on external inputs.
• Farmers lack access to tailored climate insurance schemes in 70% of surveyed regions.

Recommendations

1. Incentivize native forage crops through local subsidies.
2. Fund weather-indexed insurance pilot schemes in Tunisia and Greece.
3. Support farmer cooperatives with digital pasture-monitoring tools.

Case Study Highlight

In Morocco’s Souss-Massa region, 85 herders adopted rotational grazing models supported by solar-powered troughs. Goat survival rates during dry spells improved by 28%.