3. Bio-Climatic Indicators for Climate Change Adaptation
As Uji Area is the oldest and most famous green tea producing region in Japan, most of the tea farmersin the area
have been cultivating tea for hundred years over several generations. As clearly seen in winegrape growing
regions,the transfer of traditional agriculture knowledge among generation have ensured the continuity of the
industry, therefore knowledge transfer of cultivation knowledge between generations of tea farmers in Uji Area
become one of the focal point for this research. Accumulation of knowledge on seasonal agriculture practice and the
understanding of local terroir condition are very important for tea farmers in order to produce tea products that are
able to retain their family tradition. These understandings are very crucial to identify the changes that occurred in the
region, especially the links between climatic conditions with tea production properties as past cultivation experiences
and climatic conditions are also implicitly included in the knowledge.
In order to understand the intricate relationship between terroir and seasonal agricultural practices in traditional
agriculture knowledge (TAK), and also to assess the impact of climate change towards these factors, a research
framework for this research have been constructed.