Barriers to Application of Weather and Climate Information in Smallholder Vegetable Farming in Benguet

Sonny N. Domingo, Celia M. Reyes, Adrian D. Agbon, Ma. Divina C. Olaguera, Anna Jennifer L. Umlas and Katrina Mae C. Zuluaga

No DP 2020-14, Discussion Papers from Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Abstract: Benguet province’s comparative advantage in the cultivation of high value crops such as cabbage, carrots, and potatoes are evident in the high volume of production experienced year on year. This may be attributed to the province’s favorable weather and climate. Climate change, however, may threaten the stability of the mountain farming systems in the coming years without proper measures for adaptation. This paper aims to understand the current barriers to the access and use of weather and climate information in agricultural decisionmaking as a means to cope with the changing climate. It was found that, while farmers see the value of using weather and climate information, there is a lack of localized weather and climate information applicable to the microclimate of Benguet. The provision of information must also be supported with other interventions, such as access to low cost credit, to provide the other lacking resources farmers need to enact the optimal decision alternative.

Keywords: agriculture; high value crops; smallholder farming; weather and climate information; decision analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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