Crops are exposed to excessive temperatures

Practice fallow improvement to shade individual high value crops

Practice temporary alley cropping with taro to avoid extreme temperature stress

Practice alley cropping, to provide cooling shade to vulnerable crops

Re Bury harvested taro in well drained/sandy soil.

Dig the yam, but leave it in an open hole in well drained dry ground. Cover the hole with coconut leaves.

Learn how to make Manioc Flour (Modern & traditional methods) so that harvested tubers can be preserved for extended periods.

Bury harvested cassava to preserve it before consumption

Use low tight staking of yam vines that will not allow excessive drying out

Use Open and deep hole planting of Taro, dig a deep hole, place taro inside, do not bury so as to allow air cooling of the growing taro.