Managing Agricultural Weather Risks in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Managing Agricultural Weather Risks in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Agriculture plays an important role in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Most of its production depends on small family-owned farms, which are greatly exposed to climatic and price shocks. In order to help small farmers to manage risks, the fede...

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Main Authors: Arias Carballo, Diego, Leiva, Juan Jose, Sy, Abdoulaye, Traore, Nouhoum, Manfredi, Federico
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
CARIBBEAN REGION
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
COASTAL REGION
COMPETITIVENESS
COVERAGE
CROP DIVERSIFICATION
CROPS
DELIVERY MECHANISMS
DISASTER
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RESPONSE
DISEASES
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
EARLY WARNING
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
EXTENSION AGENCY
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FAMILY FARMS
FARM INCOME
FARM SIZE
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL RISK
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FLOODING
FLOODS
FORESTRY PRODUCTS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURERS
IRRIGATION
LAND HOLDINGS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIVESTOCK
MARKET FAILURES
MEAT
MILK
MITIGATION
MITIGATION MEASURES
POVERTY REDUCTION
RATES
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
REINSURERS
RISK EXPOSURE
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK TRANSFER
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL CREDIT
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL EXTENSION
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SMALL FARMERS
WATER RESOURCES
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17817173/managing-agricultural-weather-risks-state-santa-catarina-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22620
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Summary:Agriculture plays an important role in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Most of its production depends on small family-owned farms, which are greatly exposed to climatic and price shocks. In order to help small farmers to manage risks, the federal and state governments have been carrying out several programs and measures to reduce and transfer agricultural risks. Santa Catarina ranks seventh out of 26 Brazilian states in terms of agricultural production. The states most important perennial crops are corn, soybean, tobacco, rice, beans, onions, and wheat. About 20 percent of the population lives in rural areas, of which some 90 percent are farmers. The most prominent climatic challenges are floods in the coastal region and droughts in the western plateau. Of these extreme weather events, floods are the most visible, because they receive widespread media coverage and sometimes cause deaths. However, drought poses a much more significant challenge to agricultural productivity. Given that most farms in Santa Catarina are small and that agricultural production is mainly rain fed, weather risks play a key role in the production variability and farmers income. In addition to government-funded preventive measures, farmers take other actions to protect themselves from weather risks. One traditional method is the diversification of income. Farmers in Santa Catarina often cultivate several crops with different growth and harvest cycles. When drought does occur it may damage some crops but it is unlikely to last long enough to affect all crops. Moreover, many farmers also farm animals, especially cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys as a savings mechanism against the whims of the weather.

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