Crop farmers have few short-run options for reducing downside production risk from changes in drought frequency and … intensity due to ongoing climate change. However, one recently available option is drought-tolerant (DT) varieties. We determine … how recent drought exposure, drought risk, and other climatic features have influenced adoption of DT corn--a water …

agriculture increases with climate variability, but decreases with drought events. The effects of droughts are heterogeneous and … heterogeneity, we identify those natural resources such as water surface and forest coverage, irrigation poles, water infrastructure …, and water supply help reduce the impact of drought. We also find that family farming and rural credit are associated with …

negatively affects corn or soybean yields. We also find that it can mitigate the impact of drought on soybean yields. We explore … how wider use of conservation tillage might offset the increase in drought-induced downside risk to soybean yields under …

state of pastures and irrigation systems is alarming and requires government support well above its current level …

farm mechanization, micro irrigation, digital technology driven farm and crop management, financial services, energy …

This paper considers the problem of a water management authority faced with the threat of a drought that hits at an … drought and relying on automatic adjustments through a zero marginal social net benefit condition, iii) an economically … optimal dynamic policy taking account of the threat of a drought. In particular, we show that the optimal pre-drought steady …