Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change?
Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach estimates how farm...
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AGRICULTURAL CROPS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION APPLIED METEOROLOGY CALCULATION CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS CARBON FERTILIZATION CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE DATA CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE PREDICTION CLIMATE RESPONSE CLIMATE SCENARIO CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE VARIABLE CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGE CLOUDS CROP CROP DEVELOPMENT CROP FARM CROP PRODUCTION CROP PRODUCTIVITY CROP REVENUE CROP SIMULATION CROPLAND CROPS DEGREE DAYS ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXTREME EVENT FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM DATA FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMING FARMS FERTILIZER FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY GLOBAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE DAMAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES HUNGER HYDROLOGICAL DATA HYDROLOGICAL MODEL HYDROLOGY HYDROMETEOROLOGY IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOMES INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE INPUT PRICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IRRIGATION WATER LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKETS LAND ECONOMICS LAND FOR LIVESTOCK LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND SURFACE LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES LAND USE LIVESTOCK FARMERS LIVESTOCK GRAZING LIVESTOCK LOSSES LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK SECTOR MARKET PRICES MEAN RAINFALL MEAN TEMPERATURE METEOROLOGY MICROECONOMICS MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE MONSOONS NEGATIVE IMPACT PESTICIDES PESTS PP PRECIPITATION PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD RAINFALL RAINY SEASONS RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTISTS SEASON SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SOILS SUMMER TEMPERATURE SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TEMPERATE CLIMATE TEMPERATE CLIMATES TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE EFFECTS WAGE RATES WAGES WARMER TEMPERATURES WELFARE EFFECTS WINTER TEMPERATURE |
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AGRICULTURAL CROPS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION APPLIED METEOROLOGY CALCULATION CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS CARBON FERTILIZATION CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE DATA CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE PREDICTION CLIMATE RESPONSE CLIMATE SCENARIO CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE VARIABLE CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGE CLOUDS CROP CROP DEVELOPMENT CROP FARM CROP PRODUCTION CROP PRODUCTIVITY CROP REVENUE CROP SIMULATION CROPLAND CROPS DEGREE DAYS ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXTREME EVENT FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM DATA FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMING FARMS FERTILIZER FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY GLOBAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE DAMAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES HUNGER HYDROLOGICAL DATA HYDROLOGICAL MODEL HYDROLOGY HYDROMETEOROLOGY IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOMES INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE INPUT PRICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IRRIGATION WATER LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKETS LAND ECONOMICS LAND FOR LIVESTOCK LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND SURFACE LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES LAND USE LIVESTOCK FARMERS LIVESTOCK GRAZING LIVESTOCK LOSSES LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK SECTOR MARKET PRICES MEAN RAINFALL MEAN TEMPERATURE METEOROLOGY MICROECONOMICS MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE MONSOONS NEGATIVE IMPACT PESTICIDES PESTS PP PRECIPITATION PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD RAINFALL RAINY SEASONS RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTISTS SEASON SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SOILS SUMMER TEMPERATURE SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TEMPERATE CLIMATE TEMPERATE CLIMATES TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE EFFECTS WAGE RATES WAGES WARMER TEMPERATURES WELFARE EFFECTS WINTER TEMPERATURE Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Mendelsohn, Robert Hassan, Rashid Benhin, James Deressa, Temesgen Diop, Mbaye Eid, Helmy Mohamed Fosu, K. Yerfi Gbetibouo, Glwadys Jain, Suman Mahamadou, Ali Mano, Renneth Kabubo-Mariara, Jane El-Marsafawy, Samia Molua, Ernest Ouda, Samiha Ouedraogo, Mathieu Sene, Isidor Maddison, David Seo, S. Niggol Dinar, Ariel Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? |
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Measurement of the likely magnitude of
the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture
has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than
9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional
approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by
climate change compared with current mean temperature.
Revenues fall with warming for dryland crops (temperature
elasticity of -1.9) and livestock (-5.4), whereas revenues
rise for irrigated crops (elasticity of 0.5), which are
located in relatively cool parts of Africa and are buffered
by irrigation from the effects of warming. At first, warming
has little net aggregate effect as the gains for irrigated
crops offset the losses for dryland crops and livestock.
Warming, however, will likely reduce dryland farm income
immediately. The final effects will also depend on changes
in precipitation, because revenues from all farm types
increase with precipitation. Because irrigated farms are
less sensitive to climate, where water is available,
irrigation is a practical adaptation to climate change in Africa. |
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Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Mendelsohn, Robert Hassan, Rashid Benhin, James Deressa, Temesgen Diop, Mbaye Eid, Helmy Mohamed Fosu, K. Yerfi Gbetibouo, Glwadys Jain, Suman Mahamadou, Ali Mano, Renneth Kabubo-Mariara, Jane El-Marsafawy, Samia Molua, Ernest Ouda, Samiha Ouedraogo, Mathieu Sene, Isidor Maddison, David Seo, S. Niggol Dinar, Ariel |
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Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Mendelsohn, Robert Hassan, Rashid Benhin, James Deressa, Temesgen Diop, Mbaye Eid, Helmy Mohamed Fosu, K. Yerfi Gbetibouo, Glwadys Jain, Suman Mahamadou, Ali Mano, Renneth Kabubo-Mariara, Jane El-Marsafawy, Samia Molua, Ernest Ouda, Samiha Ouedraogo, Mathieu Sene, Isidor Maddison, David Seo, S. Niggol Dinar, Ariel |
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Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep |
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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? |
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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? |
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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? |
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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? |
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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? |
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will african agriculture survive climate change? |
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okr-10986-164402021-04-23T14:03:29Z Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Mendelsohn, Robert Hassan, Rashid Benhin, James Deressa, Temesgen Diop, Mbaye Eid, Helmy Mohamed Fosu, K. Yerfi Gbetibouo, Glwadys Jain, Suman Mahamadou, Ali Mano, Renneth Kabubo-Mariara, Jane El-Marsafawy, Samia Molua, Ernest Ouda, Samiha Ouedraogo, Mathieu Sene, Isidor Maddison, David Seo, S. Niggol Dinar, Ariel AGRICULTURAL CROPS AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION APPLIED METEOROLOGY CALCULATION CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS CARBON FERTILIZATION CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE DATA CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE PREDICTION CLIMATE RESPONSE CLIMATE SCENARIO CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE VARIABLE CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGE CLOUDS CROP CROP DEVELOPMENT CROP FARM CROP PRODUCTION CROP PRODUCTIVITY CROP REVENUE CROP SIMULATION CROPLAND CROPS DEGREE DAYS ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY EMPIRICAL STUDIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXTREME EVENT FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM DATA FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMING FARMS FERTILIZER FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLY GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY GLOBAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE DAMAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES HUNGER HYDROLOGICAL DATA HYDROLOGICAL MODEL HYDROLOGY HYDROMETEOROLOGY IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOMES INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE INPUT PRICES INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IRRIGATION WATER LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKETS LAND ECONOMICS LAND FOR LIVESTOCK LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND SURFACE LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES LAND USE LIVESTOCK FARMERS LIVESTOCK GRAZING LIVESTOCK LOSSES LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK SECTOR MARKET PRICES MEAN RAINFALL MEAN TEMPERATURE METEOROLOGY MICROECONOMICS MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE MONSOONS NEGATIVE IMPACT PESTICIDES PESTS PP PRECIPITATION PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD RAINFALL RAINY SEASONS RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTISTS SEASON SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE SOILS SUMMER TEMPERATURE SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TEMPERATE CLIMATE TEMPERATE CLIMATES TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE EFFECTS WAGE RATES WAGES WARMER TEMPERATURES WELFARE EFFECTS WINTER TEMPERATURE Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by climate change compared with current mean temperature. Revenues fall with warming for dryland crops (temperature elasticity of -1.9) and livestock (-5.4), whereas revenues rise for irrigated crops (elasticity of 0.5), which are located in relatively cool parts of Africa and are buffered by irrigation from the effects of warming. At first, warming has little net aggregate effect as the gains for irrigated crops offset the losses for dryland crops and livestock. Warming, however, will likely reduce dryland farm income immediately. The final effects will also depend on changes in precipitation, because revenues from all farm types increase with precipitation. Because irrigated farms are less sensitive to climate, where water is available, irrigation is a practical adaptation to climate change in Africa. 2013-12-20T21:06:23Z 2013-12-20T21:06:23Z 2006-08-23 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17760941/african-agriculture-survive-climate-change World Bank Economic Review doi:10.1093/wber/lhl004 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16440 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Africa |