Climate Threat on Agriculture

This table shows how climate affects agriculture. Use the Search bar to filter table contents.

Climate Threat	Agricultural Resource	What is the Impact?	What is the Solution?	What are the Benefits?
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health	Erosion/Soil loss	Mulching.	Reduces erosion.
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health		Create channels around raised beds.	Slows water flow. Traps sediment.
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health		Covered beds.	Controls rainfall. Helps nutrient management in hydroponics.
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health		Plant field margins with vetevier grass/rain gardens.
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health	Nutrient loss/Leaching	Increase organic matter/composting.	Increases water holding capacity.
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health	Waterlogging	Increase organic matter/composting.	Increased infiltration.
Heavy Rainfall	Soil Health	Spill-over/contamination	Plant field margins with vetevier grass/rain gardens.
Heavy Rainfall	Hydroponics	Nutrient dilution	Hoop house/plasting sheeting.	Improves nutrient control.
Heavy Rainfall	Aquaponics
Heavy Rainfall	Pest Management	Increased disease	Increase plant spacing.	Improves airflow.
Heavy Rainfall	Pest management	Increased disease	Mulching.	Reduces soil splashing on to plants.
Heavy Rainfall	Fresh Water Availability	Contamination (salt water, pollution)	Rainwater catchment.	Increases fresh water availability.
High Winds	Lettuce	Stem damage	Covered beds (plastic or screened hoop house).	Blocks/slows wind.
High Winds	Bananas		Planted wind rows.	Blocks/slows wind.
High Winds	Breadfruit	Limb loss, tree damage	Pruning prior storm.
High Winds	Taro	Stem damage	Planted wind rows.
Heat Waves	Lettuce	Wilting, tip burn	Plant/test heat tolerant varieties.
			Shade cloth.
			Overhead irrigation.	Cools crop when temperature.
			Shade with tree crops along rows (e.g. Papaya).
	Vegetable Crops
	Tree Crops
	Root Crops
Storms/Cyclones	Vegetable Crops	Crop loss	Covered beds (plastic or screened hoop house).	Blocks/slows wind and heavy rainfall.
	Tree Crops	Limb loss, tree damage	Pruning prior to the storm.	Reduces uprooting and loss of entire tree.
	Root Crops	Stem and leaf damage, uprooting	Planted wind rows.
	Fresh Water Availability	Flooding, contamination, loss of power for pump irrigation	Water catchment with solar powered pumps.	Increases fresh water availability .
Sea Level Rise
Flooding

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