Modeling the impact of climate change on agriculture in Latin America

Description

This chapter provides an overview of crop modeling in three Latin American countries: Chile, Colombia and Brazil. It assesses model characteristics, strengths and weaknesses and areas for future development. The chapter includes developments in modelling the impact of climate change on key crops: upland and irrigated rice, common beans, soybeans, sugarcane and grass forage production for livestock.

Table of contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Developments in crop modeling and climate change in Chile
• 3 Developments in crop modeling and climate change in Colombia
• 4 Developments in crop modeling in Brazil: upland rice production and climate change
• 5 Developments in crop modeling in Brazil: irrigated rice production and climate change
• 6 Developments in crop modeling in Brazil: common bean production and climate change
• 7 Developments in crop modeling in Brazil: soybean production and climate change
• 8 Developments in crop modeling in Brazil: sugarcane production and climate change
• 9 Developments in crop modeling in Brazil: grass forage production for livestock and climate change
• 10 Conclusion
• 11 Where to look for further information
• 12 References