Guimaras Island, Philippines, has built its brand around a specific variety of mangoes (Carabao mango), a vital economic contributor to rural development incorporated throughout all sectors. With climate change (e.g., ‘La Nina’), farmers have difficulties inducing the trees. With the first link of mango production (cultivation) threatened, the question arises: How may climate change affect the rural development of Guimaras Island? Data were collected through 15 semi-structured interviews with local farmers, producers, and scientific institutions on Guimaras Island in February and March 2023. Thematic analysis was conducted in the Atlas.ti software. Statistical information was gathered through the Provincial Office for Agricultural Sciences. Local farmers and producers are already witnessing the effects of climate change and are not able to produce mangoes as they used to before climate change effects. Farmers, producers, and service providers need to adapt to different cultivation periods for mangoes and diversify their fruit production.
sustainable development; Carabao mango; climate change, Guimaras Island, Philippines
Hrušovský, T., Lošák, T., Flora, R. J. D. (2024): Rural Development of Guimaras Island, Philippines: How Does Climate Change Threaten Local Mango-Driven Development? Scientia Agriculturae Bohemica, 55, 22-26. DOI: 10.7160/sab.2024.550103