The article from Climate Central, “ With Climate Change, Brazil Faces Drop in Crops”, talks about one of the main effects that climate change will have in Brazil. This effect is on the growing of crops, such as soya beans and corn, that will automatically make farmers take an attitude in order to adapt to climate change. There are several consequences to Brazil regarding climate change, such as drastic changes in rainfall, higher temperatures, lower productivity, and more disease. It is expected that by the end of 2100, the temperature in Brazil would be 3-6 degrees Celsius higher than nowadays. The change in rainfall is one of the main reasons for which crops would be affected by climate change. It is said that the north and northeast areas of Brazil would suffer a decrease of 40% of rainfall, while the southern part would increase something around 30%. These changes will consequently have a dramatic effect on harvests in one of the world’s major food producing countries, since Brazil is the world biggest exporter of coffee and meat, for example.

A possible way to fix this scenario for the future is to invest intensively in mixed agricultural systems, and avoid any type of monoculture practice that might have been done before. Farmers should try to increase the fixation of nitrogen as well as reduce continuous use of pesticides. Another action that farmers will need to eventually take is to increase the rotation of crops in order to balance the situation. It is already possible to see a little decrease in the production of crops in Brazil taking in consideration the past years. Since 2000, some regions have suffered a small decrease in productivity. But now that scientists have found some solutions that farmers can take in consideration for the future, Brazil will have a way of coming back to its old days of intense production.

Reference: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/with-climate-change-brazil-faces-drop-in-crops-16439