Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/240998 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2020-09
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Quezon City
Abstract: 
Crop climate calendars augment traditional crop calendars by not only specifying planting and harvest schedules but also describing phenological states, cultivation practices and weather and climate requirements that any crop faces throughout a cropping season. The case to document this information in Benguet is compelling: The mountainous province experiences a unique microclimate and phenomena such as frost and hail and derives income from the cultivation of high value crops such as carrots, cabbage and potatoes amidst this. The researchers conducted focus group discussions with the municipal agriculturalists and farmer leaders in Atok, Benguet to understand their experiences and from there construct their crop climate calendar. The calendars produced in this exercise may serve as a solid foundation for the analysis of the community's climate-sensitive agricultural decisions.
Subjects: 
crop climate calendar
high value crops
weather and climate information
decision analysis
agriculture
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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