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

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

Several studies addressing the supply and demand for food in China suggest that the nation can largely meet its needs in the coming decades. However, these studies do not consider the effects of climate change. This paper examines whether near fut...

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Main Authors: Wang, Jinxia, Mendelsohn, Robert, Dinar, Ariel, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott, Zhang, Lijuan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRONOMY
AIR
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGES
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE RESEARCH
CLIMATE SENSITIVITY
CLIMATE VARIABLES
CLIMATE VARIATION
CLIMATE WARMING
CLIMATE ZONES
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CORN
COTTON
CROP
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP YIELDS
CROPLAND
CROPPING
CROPS
CULTIVATED LAND
DEMAND FOR FOOD
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ELASTICITY
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
EXTENSION
FAO
FARM
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMS
FEED
FERTILIZER
FIELD CROPS
FOOD CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PROJECTIONS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUPPLY
FOREST
FORESTRY
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY
GLOBAL PRECIPITATION
GLOBAL WARMING
GRAIN
GRAIN CROPS
GRAIN PRODUCTION
GRAINS
GREENHOUSE GASES
HARVESTING
HARVESTING EQUIPMENT
INCOMES
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
IPCC
IRRIGATION
LAND VALUE
LATIN AMERICAN
LIVESTOCK
LOAM SOILS
MAIZE
MAIZE PRODUCTION
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
METEOROLOGY
METHANE
MILLET
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
PESTICIDE
POPULATION GROWTH
PRECIPITATION
RAINFALL
RAINFED AGRICULTURE
RAINFED FARMING
RICE
RICE AREAS
RICE PRODUCTION
RICE YIELDS
RIVER
RIVER BASIN
RIVER BASINS
SCIENTISTS
SEED
SEEDS
SINGLE CROP
SOIL
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
SOIL TYPE
SOIL TYPES
SOILS
SOUTH AMERICA
SOYBEAN
SPRING
SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATE REGIONS
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGES
TRANSACTION COSTS
VEGETABLES
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SUPPLY
WEATHER
WHEAT
WINTER WHEAT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9048085/can-china-continue-feeding-impact-climate-change-agriculture
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6592

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9048085/can-china-continue-feeding-impact-climate-change-agriculture
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6592

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