Regional disparities in impacts of climate extremes require targeted adaptation of Fairtrade supply chains

Malek, Ziga; Loeffen, Margret; Feurer, Mélanie; Verburg, Peter (2022). Regional disparities in impacts of climate extremes require targeted adaptation of Fairtrade supply chains One Earth, 5(8), pp. 917-931. Elsevier, Cell Press 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.07.008

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Climate extremes can seriously affect supply chains of agricultural commodities, decreasing agricultural production and disrupting transport, which is detrimental to livelihoods of smallholders all around the world. We assess the extent of climate extremes by 2050 on Fairtrade producers of banana, cocoa, coffee, and tea. We find that globally, most of the 1.6 million producers within this supply chain could be affected by future heatwaves across all sourcing regions. However, for some crops and in some regions, producers could also be affected by considerable increases in drought and extreme rainfall. Without timely adaptation measures, production in major banana, cocoa, coffee, and tea regions might not be possible in the future, or farmers might need to diversify or change crops. Through spatially explicit analysis of a particular supply chain, we can support the planning of more climate-proof supply chains that can provide stable incomes and commodity supply under future climate change.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management > Forest Policy and International Forest Management
Name:	Malek, Ziga; Loeffen, Margret; Feurer, Mélanie0000-0002-7955-684X and Verburg, Peter
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
ISSN:	2590-3330
Publisher:	Elsevier, Cell Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Mélanie Feurer
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2022 09:32
Last Modified:	26 Aug 2022 09:32
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.oneear.2022.07.008
Uncontrolled Keywords:	smallholders, supply chain, adaptation, sustainable farming, climate change, agricultural commodities, drought, heatwaves, extreme rainfall
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.17499
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/17499