Dimensions of Farming

Climatic Events

Impacts to Upper Isarog Only

Impacts to Both the Upper and Lower Isarog

Impacts to Lower Isarog Only

Soil Quality

Extreme Heat

Dryness and cracking of soil

Extreme Rainfall

Soil is very loose

Loss of nutrients

Soil is very wet and muddy

Improved quality of the soil

Typhoon

Loosened soil, not fertile

Soil is wet

Good quality

Early Onset of Rainy Days

Moisture of soil is good

None

Soil is muddy

Delay Onset of Rainy Days

None

None

none

La Nina (Prolonged Rain)

Lots of nutrients are washed out

Soil is wet and muddy

Improved quality of the soil

El Nino (Prolonged Heat )

None

Cracking and dusty soil

none

CROPS

Extreme heat

Good growth for abaca

More tuber production for root crops

Pest infestation (Worms, insects and pests)

Drying of Crops

Low crop production

Low quality of fruits

Early maturation of crops

Extreme Rainfall

Virus, Rat and fungal infestation

Insufficient fruit and tubers production

Washing out of vegetables

Worm Infestation

Drying of crops

Golden snails infestation

Reddening of leaves (Tagustos)

Typhoon

None

Partial to total destruction of crops

None

Early Onset of Rainy Days

None

Healthy growth of crops

Good crops yield

Favorable to planting

None

Delay Onset of Rainy Days

Inability to plant crops

Poor and stunted growth

Favorable to root crops

Drying of crops

Low crop yield

No manifested impact in lower portion of Mt. Isarog

La Nina (Prolonged Rain)

Favorable to abaca crops

No tubers for root crops

Poor fruiting system

Poor maturation of crops

Low crop yield

El Nino (Prolonged Heat )

Pest infestation like cocolisap, tungro and cadang-cadang

Drying of crops

None

Reddening of leaves

Poor maturation of crops

INCOME

Extreme Heat

Decrease of income due to debt and less yield production of crops

Income increased due to higher demand for crops but farmers sometimes incur losses due to poor yield resulting to debt and poverty

Less yield and low income

Extreme Rainfall

Increase in income for abaca and coconut farmers

Low income due to the low buying price of the crops.

Loss of income for rice and vegetable farmers

Typhoon

Low to no income depending on the strength of typhoon

Early Onset of Rainy Days

Good income

None

Increase of income

Delay onset of rainy days

No change of income

None

Low to loss of income

La Nina (Prolonged Rain)

The same or increase of income

None

Low income

El Nino (Prolonged Heat )

The same income for abaca and vegetable farmers

None

Low income due to poor quality of crops