CLIMATE CHANGE AND COCOA PRODUCTION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON BIOME

In the current context, projections indicate that the agricultural sector is one of the most vulnerable to the impacts caused by climate change. Thus, this work aimed to identify the relationship of the current scenario of edaphoclimatic adequacy with the production and productivity of cocoa. As well as, investigate the edaphoclimatic suitability in future scenarios. For this purpose, the determination of the correlation between the variables was performed using the formula of Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results indicated that there is a low or none correlation in the current scenario with the production and productivity of cocoa. Furthermore, there will be large losses in soil and climate suitability in future scenarios. Therefore, it was possible to conclude that it is necessary to take measures to avoid the intensification of climate change, such as combating illegal deforestation in order to prevent future climate change scenarios from occurring.