5 Step approach
Try the tool- We use a five-step approach to display localized and crop-specific climate data, as well as the recommended adaptation practices.
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You can choose from three crops: cocoa, coffee (including both, C. arabica and C. robusta) and tea. Depending on the crop chosen, data from different countries will be available.
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02In Africa, data is currently available from six countries, in West Africa: Ivory Coast (cocoa), Ghana (cocoa), Nigeria (cocoa) and Cameroon (cocoa); in East Africa: Kenya (coffee and tea) and Uganda (coffee and tea). In South America, data on cocoa is available in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. For Central America, see aCLIMAtar v1 for data on coffee and cocoa. (You will find a complete overview of the available countries in our data search data browser. You can choose your location by clicking in the map interface or selecting your local district/municipality. As a logged-in user you will also be able to upload multiple locations at once as an Excel (xls or xlsx) table. To assure sufficient quality, our climate data is available at a 5x5 km grid as minimum scale. Thus, data should be interpreted at the district/municipality level and not as point that is single location specific and isolated from the surrounding pixels. When selecting a by district, the GPS coordinates for that district’s centrepoint (centroid) is chosen as the location of interest
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Precipitation and temperature and their distribution throughout the year will be major determinants for the future suitability of your crop. The platform displays past, current, and future (mid-century) precipitation and temperature data and projections. We also look at specific hazards, namely crop-specific heat, drought, and heavy rainfall risks. Additionally, we also point out human heat risk to highlight risks for farm workers. A dashboard will summarize the major changes. This change data provides the backdrop that needs to be considered when planning for adaptation and the specific hazards that need to be mitigated.
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Based on the current distribution of the crop in your country, the platform defines agro-climatic zones (ACZs) as crop-specific zones of similar climates that are all suitable for growing that crop. Projected changes in these ACZs will define your impact gradient and the resulting adaptation zone. The impact gradient and specific adaptation zone will provide guidance for the general adaptation strategy.
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Depending on your adaptation zone and climate hazards, different practices need to be prioritized. The platform displays a list of suggested recommended practices that are filtered and prioritized according to your adaptation zone and climate hazards. By applying additional filters, you can search for practice recommendations that accommodate different farmer levels and resources, from basic (minimum / basic) to more advanced farmers (bronze, silver, gold level / advanced, premium).
Adjusting the recommended practices to the local farming context and reality is then to be carried out by the extensionists together with the local farmer(s).