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6. Sustainable Agriculture
Context for agricultural adaptation to 2050
Country Population Area of Cultivated % farmers % Climate Projections by 2050
(m/f) country Land (total) female
farmers
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St Lucia F: 93,207 616km 2 106 km 2 15.3% 1 2.89% • ↑ 1.7 C mean annual temperature
M: 90,422 • ↑ 1 hour sunshine hours per day
• ↑/↓ -19 to 4 mm annual rainfall
• ↑ sea level rise and storm surge
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Dominica F: 35,387 751km 2 250km 2 12.4% 3.4% • ↑ 1- 4 C mean temperature
M: 36,738 • ↑ 5-15% wind speed
• Rainfall extremities (high intensity rainfall
and droughts)
• Increase in category 5 storms
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Jamaica F: 1,491,520 10,991k 4,440km 2 18.6% 8.22% • ↑ 2-2.1 C mean temperature
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M: 1,469,641 m 2 • ↑ 2.1 – 2.2 C minimum temperatures
(warmest month)
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• ↑ 1.8-1.9 C mean temperatures (coldest
month)
• ↑/↓ -44% to +18% rainfall
• ↓ 700mm - 800mm annual rainfall
• Higher variability in frequency and
magnitude of drought or heavy rains
Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project
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