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5. Sustainable Agriculture
Climate impact on crops
↑ or ↓ rainfall ↑ temperatures High humidity
Cassava • Crops will be affected by flooding • Crop will perform well in ↑ temperature, drought
(Suriname) conditions and poor soil
• Cassava mosaic disease, whitefly, cassava bacterial
blight and mealy bug
Acai Berries • Drought resistance, can go without • Plant yields increase (hot years)
(Suriname) water for 61 days in the Amazon • Damage to fruit in drought
• Negatively impacted by flooding
• Clearing of surrounding vegetation and
ecosystem impacts plant growth
Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project
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