CLIMATE CHANGE AND VEGETABLE & FRUITS

PRODUCTION
Climate Change and Global warming
Global warming vs Climate change

Global warming: long-term trend of rising average global

temperatures.

Climate change: refers to the changes in the global climate

which result from the increasing or decreasing average
global temperature.
Global warming

• Human activities
– Industrial, rural and urban
development
» Electricity and heat
production
» Agricultural, forestry and
other land use
» Buildings
» Transportation
» Industry
The Burning of Fossil fuels
and the emissions of green
house gases are found to
be common on these
sectors.

Forcing Green house gases:

Carbon Dioxide (76% )
Methane (16%)
Nitrous Oxide (6%)
Chlorofluorocarbon(2%)
Source: United States Environmental protection
Agency. Global Green House Gas
Emissions
• The Earth has its own way in balancing Carbon
Dioxide emission. However, human activities
uneven the cycle. More CO2 is released and
the gas stays in the atmosphere.

• 29 gigatons of CO2 come from Human Activity

• 750 gigatons of CO2 move through the carbon

cycle
Source: United States Environmental protection Agency. Global Green House
Gas Emissions
Direct Impacts of Climate Change

• High Temperature
• Changes in Rainfall
Pattern
• Extreme weather
• Drought
• Torrential Rain, Flooding,
and Tropical Storms
Effect of higher temperatures

• lowers photosynthesis
• increases respiration
• causing reproductive
failure
• reduced pollination
• increased internal defects
(heat necrosis)
• increased tissue damage
(sunburn and sunscald).
Effect of Carbon Dioxide Accumulation

• tuber malformation,
• occurrence of common
scab
• changes in reducing
sugars contents on
potatoes
Climate Change Promotes…

• Earlier ripening but also

sun burns
• Higher sugar content, low
acidity
• Faster progress during the
phonological stages
• Adaptation (Cultivars,
Varieties)
Solutions done by Growers
• Managing mulch
• Radiation blocks or reflective
materials
• Metabolic and developmental
regulators may also have a place in
stress mitigation
• Water-based cooling can be
employed to reduce heat loading in
crops and crop environments.
• cultivar selection
• manipulation of microclimate
(irrigation)
 Initiatives done by Governmen (Philippines)
OBJECTIVES

• Measuring the impact of climate change

in agriculture

• Database Management of Adaptation

Technologies and Strategies

• Information, Education and

Communication and Outreach

• Policy Analyses of Development

Investment, Environment and Natural
Resources, and Other Policies in
relation to Climate Change, Agriculture
and Food Security
Outcomes
• Book publication, dissemination and
usage to guide the implementation of rural
programs, research projects and
development or amendment of policies
related to agriculture and climate change;
• Enhanced ability of the research and
technical individuals of the model resutls
lfor Policy Analysis of Agricultural
Commodities and Trade
• Increased ability of the GIS personnel to
use the results of crop model in the
evaluation of the climate change impacts in
specific locations of the Philippines;
• Better understanding of the project
objectives, activities, expected outputs,
timelines and responsibilities of each
participant
• Improved ability of the policy experts to
pose questions to be inputted to the
models and to recognize the sensible
model results, and utilize these model
results, as deemed appropriate
Initiatives done by
Food and agriculture organization of the United
Nations
Implements Policies that focus on
1. Policies to encourage adapted crop
development and farming practices
2.Policies on irrigation and water resource
management
3.Crop and income loss risk management
policies
4.Disaster risk management policies (flood,
drought...)
Source: FAO policy learning programme. Climate change and agricultural policies
• Efficient use of water and
land

• Controls UV rays that

enters the plant
References:
• Dait, J.M., 2013. Effect of Climate Change on Philippine Agriculture. International Journal of Science and
Research (IJSR). ISSN (Online): 2319-7064.
• Ernest, E., 2017. Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change in Fruits and Vegetables. Accessed from
https://extension.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=10036.
• Garcia, M.d.M.H., n.d. The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security.
• Mattos, L.M., et al., 2014. Chapter 19. Climate Changes and Potential Impacts on Quality of Fruit and
Vegetables Crops. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800876-8.00019-9.
• Moretti, C.L., et al., 2010. Climate changes and potential impacts on postharvest quality of fruit and
vegetable crops: A review. Food Research Internation. Vol. 43. Issue 7. Pp. 1824-1832.
• Popsimonova, G., Beleski, K., Gjamovski, V., n.d. Impact of climate variability and change on fruit and
vegetable production and viticulture. Accessed in
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTMACEDONIA/Resources/304372-
1275572551499/Theme2Topic2&3ENInstituteofAgricultureDepartmentofSoilScienceandPlanNutrition.pdf.