Vulnerability of export commodities to climate change

Andrew McGregor; R Michael Bourke; Vincent Lebot; Mary Taylor

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Vulnerability of export commodities to climate change

Andrew McGregor, R Michael Bourke, Vincent Lebot and Mary Taylor

Vulnerability of Pacific Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Change, pp.239-293

Secretariat of the Pacific Community

2016

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Abstract

Horticultural Production

Plant Biology

Environmental Science and Management

crops

climate

forests

forestry

climatic changes

Oceania

climatic factors

Most PICTs are reliant on a limited number of export commodities for most of their agricultural export earnings. The region's tree crop commodity exports are copra and coconut oil (PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and minor industries in Kiribati, Samoa and Tonga), coffee (PNG and minor industries in Vanuatu and Tonga), cocoa (PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa and a minor industry in Fiji), palm oil (PNG and Solomon Islands), rubber (PNG) and tea (PNG). This chapter focuses attention on the four major tree crop commodities: coconuts (Cocos nucifera), coffee (Coffea arabica), cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and tea (Camellia sinensis) are not covered because they are relatively minor export commodities and are only grown in PNG.

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Title: Vulnerability of export commodities to climate change
Authors: Andrew McGregor (Author) - Koko Siga Pacific, Fiji
R Michael Bourke (Author) - Australian National University
Vincent Lebot (Author) - CIRAD (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement), Vanuatu
Mary Taylor (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Contributors: Mary Taylor (Editor)
A McGregor (Editor)
B Dawson (Editor)
Publication details: Vulnerability of Pacific Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Change, pp.239-293
Publisher: Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Date published: 2016
ISBN: 9789820008823
Organisation Unit: Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450699402621
Output Type: Book chapter

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