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Group
El Carmen Quevedo Guabo Machala
Disturbing weather events for production and management of bananas – open responses from growers (% response from total of 5 focal groups)
Mentioned factors and frequency
Drought – 9; cold temperatures – 4
Intense cold/low light – 10; heavy rains – 4; volcanic ash – 4 Shortage of irrigation water from river – 2
heavy rains/floods – 4; winds – 3; high temperatures – 1;
low temperatures – 1
ecuador’s banana sector under climate change: an economic and biophysical assessment to promote a sustainable and climate-compatible strategy
Source: Authors’ elaboration, based on data from focal groups
Table 20
Average production in boxes/month by season and by zone
Zone Rain
Season
Cold/low light
Increased light and warmer temperatures
El Carmen 80 40 20 Quevedo 220 200 120 Agroban 240 130 Guabo 200 160
120
30 180 195
160
Late dry season
Intense light/ few showers
Machala 200 130
Source: Authors’ elaboration, based on data from focal groups
Table 21
El Carmen Quevedo
Guabo Machala
Agroban
Moderate weather events by season
Start rains
Early or late start to rains
Early or late start of rains
Main rains
More or less rain
Lower rains
Rainy season droughts
Moderate droughts Heavy rains
End rains
Early or late end to rains
Early or late end to rains
Early or late end to rains
Early dry season
Increased cold and lower light
More or less cold
Greater cold
Increased cold Niña
Intense cold Increase light/ higher temperatures
Source: Authors’ elaboration, based on data from focal groups
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