The project is designed to assess the impact of climate varability at different temporal scales (from seasonal/interannual, through decada, to climate change) on food crops, livestock an forest production. Understanding the impacts of climate variability at these different time scales will assist the agricultural community of Uruguay to improve the and decisions that are pertinent at different temporal scales.

For example consideration of seasonal climate variability can help farmers to improve the decisions for the immediate term (crop/cultivar selection, planting dates, input use, buy/sell cattle, etc.) Longer-term climate variability (e.g., decadal scale) can assist farmers and planning agencies to explore less vulnerable agricultural production  systems (e.g., crop/pasture rotations, new crop/pasture species). The impact of climate varability at different temporal scales can also provide crucial information for public and private institutions working in rural credit/rural insurance programs, and for government planning agencies. Methods and approaches tested in this project can thereafter be applied to similar projects in different countries of the LAC region and beyond.

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