Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa
Using economic data from more than 8,500 household surveys across 10 African countries, this paper examines whether the choice of farm type depends on the climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm. The paper also studies how farm type choice va...
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okr-10986-67672021-04-23T14:02:31Z Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Hassan, Rashid AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARID ZONE ATMOSPHERE CATTLE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROPS DESERTS DRAINAGE ECOLOGICAL ZONE ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC IMPACTS ELECTRICITY EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FEEDING FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GRAIN GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROWING SEASON HUMID ZONE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LATIN AMERICAN LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK FARMS LIVESTOCK FEED LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS LIVESTOCK SPECIES MAIZE MILK MILLET NORTH AFRICA POOR HOUSEHOLDS PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAINFED FARMING SAHARA SHEEP SOIL SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICAN SPACING SPRING TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE DATA WORLD FOOD SUPPLY YIELDS Using economic data from more than 8,500 household surveys across 10 African countries, this paper examines whether the choice of farm type depends on the climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm. The paper also studies how farm type choice varies across farmers in each zone, using a multinomial logit choice model. Farmers are observed to choose from one of the following five types of farms: rainfed crop-only, irrigated crop-only, mixed rainfed (crop and livestock), mixed irrigated, and livestock-only farming. The authors compare current decisions against future decisions as if the only change were climate change. They focus on two climate scenarios from existing climate models: the Canadian Climate Centre scenario, which is hot and dry, and the Parallel Climate Model scenario, which is mild and wet. The results indicate that the change in farm types varies dramatically by climate scenario but also by agro-ecological zone. Policy makers must be careful to encourage the appropriate suite of measures to promote the most adapted farm type to each location. 2012-05-31T18:26:34Z 2012-05-31T18:26:34Z 2008-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9366565/long-term-adaptation-selecting-farm-types-across-agro-ecological-zones-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6767 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4602 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa |
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARID ZONE ATMOSPHERE CATTLE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROPS DESERTS DRAINAGE ECOLOGICAL ZONE ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC IMPACTS ELECTRICITY EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FEEDING FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GRAIN GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROWING SEASON HUMID ZONE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LATIN AMERICAN LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK FARMS LIVESTOCK FEED LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS LIVESTOCK SPECIES MAIZE MILK MILLET NORTH AFRICA POOR HOUSEHOLDS PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAINFED FARMING SAHARA SHEEP SOIL SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICAN SPACING SPRING TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE DATA WORLD FOOD SUPPLY YIELDS |
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARID ZONE ATMOSPHERE CATTLE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROPS DESERTS DRAINAGE ECOLOGICAL ZONE ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC IMPACTS ELECTRICITY EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMING FARMS FEEDING FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING GRAIN GRAINS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROWING SEASON HUMID ZONE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LATIN AMERICAN LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK FARMS LIVESTOCK FEED LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS LIVESTOCK SPECIES MAIZE MILK MILLET NORTH AFRICA POOR HOUSEHOLDS PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAINFED FARMING SAHARA SHEEP SOIL SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICAN SPACING SPRING TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE DATA WORLD FOOD SUPPLY YIELDS Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Hassan, Rashid Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa |
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Using economic data from more than 8,500
household surveys across 10 African countries, this paper
examines whether the choice of farm type depends on the
climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm. The paper
also studies how farm type choice varies across farmers in
each zone, using a multinomial logit choice model. Farmers
are observed to choose from one of the following five types
of farms: rainfed crop-only, irrigated crop-only, mixed
rainfed (crop and livestock), mixed irrigated, and
livestock-only farming. The authors compare current
decisions against future decisions as if the only change
were climate change. They focus on two climate scenarios
from existing climate models: the Canadian Climate Centre
scenario, which is hot and dry, and the Parallel Climate
Model scenario, which is mild and wet. The results indicate
that the change in farm types varies dramatically by climate
scenario but also by agro-ecological zone. Policy makers
must be careful to encourage the appropriate suite of
measures to promote the most adapted farm type to each location. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Hassan, Rashid |
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Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Hassan, Rashid |
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Seo, Niggol |
| title |
Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa |
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Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa |
| title_full |
Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa |
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Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa |
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Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa |
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long-term adaptation : selecting farm types across agro-ecological zones in africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9366565/long-term-adaptation-selecting-farm-types-across-agro-ecological-zones-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6767 |
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