Report of the Working Group on Climate Change of the FAO Intergovernmental Group on Tea

FAO-IGG on Tea

Report of the Working Group on Climate Change of the FAO Intergovernmental Group on Tea

Year of publication 2016

Pages 100 p.

Author FAO-IGG on Tea

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109279-8

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Tea is the most used beverage second to water in the world. Presently, the climate change triggered by global warming is posing a major threat to the resilience of agricultural systems including tea cultivation. Increasing temperatures, changes to rainfall amount and distribution, coupled with major shifts in other meteorological parameters in comparison with long term observations have further complicated the production process. This compilation of adaptation strategies for tea cultivation deve loped and practiced by major tea growing countries of the world, is the first step taken by the working group on climate change of the FAO-IGG on tea to minimize climate change impacts on tea plantations. It is a joint effort by the scientists of Tea Research Institute of India, Sri Lanka, Kenya and China supported by the FAO-IGG on tea in Rome. This documentation is mainly targeted at tea planting community, policy makers and other users such as researchers, national and international research institutes and multilateral organizations dealing with sustainable tea cultivation, development and livelihood security of dependents.

Language English

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