Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model

Drybeans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are an important subsistence crop in Central America. Future climate change may threaten drybean production and jeopardize smallholder farmers’ food security. We estimated yield changes in drybeans due to changing climate in these countries using downscaled data from...

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Autores principales: Eitzinger, Anton, Läderach, Peter R.D., Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz, Fisher, Myles J., Beebe, Stephen E., Sonder, Kai, Schmidt, Axel
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70960
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author Eitzinger, Anton
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz
Fisher, Myles J.
Beebe, Stephen E.
Sonder, Kai
Schmidt, Axel
author_browse Beebe, Stephen E.
Eitzinger, Anton
Fisher, Myles J.
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz
Schmidt, Axel
Sonder, Kai
author_facet Eitzinger, Anton
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz
Fisher, Myles J.
Beebe, Stephen E.
Sonder, Kai
Schmidt, Axel
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description Drybeans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are an important subsistence crop in Central America. Future climate change may threaten drybean production and jeopardize smallholder farmers’ food security. We estimated yield changes in drybeans due to changing climate in these countries using downscaled data from global circulation models (GCMs) in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. We generated daily weather data, which we used in the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) drybean submodel. We compared different cultivars, soils, and fertilizer options in three planting seasons.We analyzed the simulated yields to spatially classify high-impact spots of climate change across the four countries. The results show a corridor of reduced yields from Lake Nicaragua to central Honduras (10–38 % decrease). Yields increased in the Guatemalan highlands, towards the Atlantic coast, and in southern Nicaragua (10–41 % increase). Some farmers will be able to adapt to climate change, but others will have to change crops, which will require external support. Research institutions will need to devise technologies that allow farmers to adapt and provide policy makers with feasible strategies to implement them.
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spelling CGSpace709602025-03-13T09:44:55Z Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model Eitzinger, Anton Läderach, Peter R.D. Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz Fisher, Myles J. Beebe, Stephen E. Sonder, Kai Schmidt, Axel phaseolus vulgaris l. climate change simulation models smallholders cambio climático modelos de simulación Drybeans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are an important subsistence crop in Central America. Future climate change may threaten drybean production and jeopardize smallholder farmers’ food security. We estimated yield changes in drybeans due to changing climate in these countries using downscaled data from global circulation models (GCMs) in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. We generated daily weather data, which we used in the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) drybean submodel. We compared different cultivars, soils, and fertilizer options in three planting seasons.We analyzed the simulated yields to spatially classify high-impact spots of climate change across the four countries. The results show a corridor of reduced yields from Lake Nicaragua to central Honduras (10–38 % decrease). Yields increased in the Guatemalan highlands, towards the Atlantic coast, and in southern Nicaragua (10–41 % increase). Some farmers will be able to adapt to climate change, but others will have to change crops, which will require external support. Research institutions will need to devise technologies that allow farmers to adapt and provide policy makers with feasible strategies to implement them. 2017-06 2016-02-08T20:00:16Z 2016-02-08T20:00:16Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70960 en Open Access Springer Eitzinger, Anton; Läderach, Peter; Rodriguez, Beatriz; Fisher, Myles; Beebe, Stephen; Sonder, Kai; Schmidt, Axel. 2016. Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 18 p.
spellingShingle phaseolus vulgaris l.
climate change
simulation models
smallholders
cambio climático
modelos de simulación
Eitzinger, Anton
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz
Fisher, Myles J.
Beebe, Stephen E.
Sonder, Kai
Schmidt, Axel
Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model
title Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model
title_full Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model
title_fullStr Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model
title_full_unstemmed Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model
title_short Assessing high-impact spots of climate change: spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer (DSSAT) model
title_sort assessing high impact spots of climate change spatial yield simulations with decision support system for agrotechnology transfer dssat model
topic phaseolus vulgaris l.
climate change
simulation models
smallholders
cambio climático
modelos de simulación
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70960
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