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The impact of climate variation on agriculture a

Shaw, Daigee; Mendelsohn, Robert - 1992

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How China's Farmers Adapt To Climate Change

Wang, Jinxia - 2008

This paper uses a cross sectional method to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. The findings show that Chinese farmers are more likely to irrigate when facing lower temperatures and less precipitation. Farmers in warmer places are more likely...

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How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ?

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep - 2008

"The study develops a new method to measure the impacts of climate change on agriculture called the Agro … identifies the aggregate impacts, but also indicates where the impacts occur across Africa. The central region of Africa is hurt … the long-term impacts of climate change on agriculture. "--World Bank web site …

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A Structural Ricardian Analysis of Climate Change Impacts And Adaptations In African Agriculture

Seo, S. Niggol - 2008

This paper develops a Structural Ricardian model to measure climate change impacts that explicitly models the choice of … much smaller impacts than a model that holds farm type fixed. With a hot dry climate scenario, the Structural Ricardian …

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Differential Adaptation Strategies By Agro-Ecological Zones In African Livestock Management

Seo, S. Niggol - 2008

This paper examines how farmers have adapted their livestock operation to the current climate in each agro-ecological zone in Africa. The authors examine how climate has affected the farmer's choice to raise livestock or not and the choice of animal species. To measure adaptation, the analysis...

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Differential Adaptation Strategies To Climate Change In African Cropland By Agro-Ecological Zones

Seo, Niggol - 2008

This paper quantifies how African farmers have adapted their crop and irrigation decisions to their farm's current agro-ecological zone. The results indicate that farmers carefully consider the climate and other conditions of their farm when making these choices. These results are then used to...

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A Ricardian Analysis of The Distribution of Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture Across Agro-Ecological Zones In Africa

Seo, S. Niggol - 2008

This paper examines the distribution of climate change impacts across the 16 agro-ecological zones in Africa using data … variation of impacts across the landscape …

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Can China Continue Feeding Itself ? : The Impact of Climate Change On Agriculture

Wang, Jinxia - 2008

China but the impacts are likely to be very different in each region. The mid latitude region of China may benefit from …

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Crop Selection : Adapting To Climage Change In Africa

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep - 2007

This paper examines whether the choice of crops is affected by climate in Africa. Using a multinomial logit model, the paper regresses crop choice on climate, soils, and other factors. The model is estimated using a sample of more than 7,000 farmers across 11 countries in Africa. The study finds...

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A Ricardian Analysis of The Impact of Climate Change On African Cropland

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep - 2007

This study examines the impact of climate change on cropland in Africa. It is based on a survey of more than 9,000 farmers in 11 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The study uses a Ricardian cross-sectional...

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