Climate change, irrigation, and Israeli agriculture: Will warming be harmful?
This paper utilizes a Ricardian model to test the relationship between annual net revenues and climate across Israeli farms. The study finds that it is important to include the amount of irrigation water available to each farm in order to measure the response of farms to climate. With irrigation water omitted, the model predicts climate change is strictly beneficial. However, with water included, the model predicts that only modest climate changes are beneficial while drastic climate change in the long run will be harmful. Using the AOGCM Scenarios we show that farm net revenue is expected to increase. Although Israel has a relatively warm climate a mild increase in temperature is beneficial due to the ability to supply international markets with farm product early in the season.
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2008
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Authors: | Fleischer, Aliza ; Lichtman, Ivgenia ; Mendelsohn, Robert |
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Ecological Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0921-8009. - Vol. 65.2008, 3, p. 508-515
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Elsevier |
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