Climatic Condition | Impacts to Soil Quality | Impacts to Crops | Impacts to Income | ||||
Abaca | Coconut | Rice | Root Crops | Vegetables | |||
Extreme Heat | Dryness of soil Cracking of soil Soil becomes dusty | Good or better yield Good income | No effect Normal yield Normal income | Dryness, early maturation, stunted growth, No yield No incomes | No effect Normal yield Normal income | Dryness, early maturation, stunted growth, No yield No incomes | Good or better income to abaca farmers Normal income for coconut and root crop farmers No income to vegetables and rice farmers |
Extreme Rainfall | Soil is very wet and muddy Soil becomes loose and cannot hold vegetables | No impact and good growth Good yield | Virus attack (cadang-cadang) Early falling of fruits and flowers Rat infestation Poor yield | Pest infestation Poor growth and development Poor yield | Stunted growth, molds infestation, Decaying of crops Poor yield | Washing out of vegetables Poor growth and development Poor yield Molds and fungal infection | Low to no income for root crops, vegetables, rice and coconut farmers Good income to abaca farmers |
Typhoon | Wet and loosened soil, some parts are eroded and becomes infertile | Uprooting and destruction of crops Partial to no yield | Falling down and decay of crops Destruction of crops Partial yield | Partial to total destruction of crops Partial to no yield | Toppling down of crops Smaller sizes of root crops Partial to no yields | Toppling or washing away of crops Partial to total destruction of crops Partial to no yield | Low income for abaca, root crops, coconut farmers No income to rice and vegetable farmers |
Early Onset of Rainy Days | Moisture of soil is favorable to crops | Healthy growth of plants Favorable for planting | Healthy growth of plants but fruits are smaller in size Favorable for planting crops | Crops grow healthy | Crops grow healthy | Crops grow better | Better yield or good income for abaca, coconut and root crops
Low income for vegetables and rice farmers |
Delay Onset of Rainy Days | Soil is dried | No impact | No impact | Unable to plant on time | No impact | Low crop yield | Income not affected |
Prolonged Heat (El Nino) | Cracking and dusty soil | Drying of crops | Pest and viral attack | Reddening of leaves Plants don’t mature | Drying of crops | Drying of crops Pest infestation Poor growth | Low to poor income |
Prolonged Rain (La Nina) | Soil is muddy, nutrients are washed out result to poor soil quality | Good and favorable growth | Falling of fruits | Plants do not mature | Decaying of crops No tubers production | Decaying of crops Poor growth Attack of molds | Good income for abaca farmers. Poor to no income for coconut, root crops, vegetables and rice |