Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
• An increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events
will damage flowers in farms.
• Changes in climate may foster ideal conditions for agricultural pests
and diseases including emergence of new traits as well as reemer-
gence of those that may have been eradicated.
• Increased evaporation rates as well as increased erosion due to ex-
treme winds or rainfall will lead to soil degradation and nutrient loss.
• Changes in temperature, rainfall and seasonality may have an impact
on produce that is pollinated by insects due to changes in the distri-
bution and species compliment.
• There is also a likelihood of change in the quality flower features
such as color, fragrance, stem length and thickness and vase life.
New cultivar that can adapt to the new growing conditions will have
to be sought and that at significant cost.
• To maintain production, as an example, farms may have to look into
better quality greenhouse plastic sheeting which can withstand high-
er temperatures and solar radiations, high wind velocity and rain-
storms, whichever the scenario in a particular growing area will be,
and with increased cost.
• Power transmission lines affected by storms and lightning will drive
farmers to depend on expensive stand-by power generation to sus-
tain production.
• Since fresh water supply for farms will be reduced due to poor rains
or due to pressure on preservation of water bodies, farms will be
expected to invest in water recycling and water efficiency measures
to adapt to new water regime. In some instances, excessive rains will
impact on water supply via destruction of water supply infrastruc-
ture.
• An invasion by introduced or migrated alien species of plants or ani-
mal pests.
• A reduction of crops' tolerance and resistance to pests and disease
an increase in food toxins (mycotoxins) such as Aflatoxin and the
appearance of new strains of toxin-producing fungi.
• The loss of some wild relatives of crops that could be used to intro-
duce desired traits in classical and modern crop resistance breeding
programs.
• A decrease in soil fertility and an increase in soil erosion that reduces
the natural capacity of soils to control soil-borne pests and diseases.
