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... and what does that mean for small farmers?
Unpredictable weather has always presented serious problems for smallholder farmers and fishing communities in poor countries, but farming is becoming even more difficult and risky because of the greater unpredictability in seasonal rainfall patterns. Heat stress, lack of water at crucial times and pests and diseases are serious problems that climate change appears to be exacerbating. These all interact with ongoing pressures on land, soils and water resources that would exist regardless of climate change. The most common observation is that the changes are "shortening" the growing season.
We've seen these effects first-hand. The season of long rains has started 2-3 weeks late for the past couple of years, and rain during this crucial growing season has been more unpredictable.


last modified: 07:08:12 07-Jul-2009
in categories:Commerce/InternationalDevelopment, Other/Agriculture, OneAcreFund

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these things are affecting farmers everywhere. an unseasonably wet july recently screwed farmers in the northeastern united states, for example.

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