An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms

The authors explore how Latin American farmers adapt to climate by changing crops. They develop a multinomial choice model of farmer's choice of crops. Estimating the model across over 2,000 farmers in seven countries, they find that both temp...

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Main Authors:	Seo, Niggol, Mendelsohn, Robert
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE CARBON CHOICE OF CROPS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE DYNAMICS CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROP SELECTION CROP VARIETIES CROPS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC SURVEYS FAO FARM FARM FAMILIES FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZATION FORESTRY FRUITS GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD SIZE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC LATIN AMERICAN MAIZE POTATOES PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RICE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATELLITES SINGLE CROP SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SULFATE TEMPERATURE TROPICAL ZONES VEGETABLES WEATHER WHEAT WHEAT PRICES YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7437379/analysis-crop-choice-adapting-climate-change-latin-american-farms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7199

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spelling	okr-10986-71992021-04-23T14:02:33Z An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE CARBON CHOICE OF CROPS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE DYNAMICS CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROP SELECTION CROP VARIETIES CROPS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC SURVEYS FAO FARM FARM FAMILIES FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZATION FORESTRY FRUITS GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD SIZE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC LATIN AMERICAN MAIZE POTATOES PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RICE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATELLITES SINGLE CROP SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SULFATE TEMPERATURE TROPICAL ZONES VEGETABLES WEATHER WHEAT WHEAT PRICES YIELDS The authors explore how Latin American farmers adapt to climate by changing crops. They develop a multinomial choice model of farmer's choice of crops. Estimating the model across over 2,000 farmers in seven countries, they find that both temperature and precipitation affects the crops that Latin American farmers choose. Farmers choose fruits and vegetables in warmer locations and wheat and potatoes in cooler locations. Farms in wetter locations are more likely to grow rice, fruits, and squash, and in dryer locations maize and potatoes. Global warming will cause Latin American farmers to switch away from wheat and potatoes toward fruits and vegetables. Predictions of the impact of climate change must reflect not only changes in yields or net revenues per crop but also crop switching. 2012-06-05T21:11:45Z 2012-06-05T21:11:45Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7437379/analysis-crop-choice-adapting-climate-change-latin-american-farms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7199 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4162 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 Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE CARBON CHOICE OF CROPS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE DYNAMICS CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROP SELECTION CROP VARIETIES CROPS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC SURVEYS FAO FARM FARM FAMILIES FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZATION FORESTRY FRUITS GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD SIZE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC LATIN AMERICAN MAIZE POTATOES PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RICE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATELLITES SINGLE CROP SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SULFATE TEMPERATURE TROPICAL ZONES VEGETABLES WEATHER WHEAT WHEAT PRICES YIELDS
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE CARBON CHOICE OF CROPS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE DYNAMICS CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE VARIATION CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATIC CHANGE CROP CROP PRICES CROP SELECTION CROP VARIETIES CROPS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC SURVEYS FAO FARM FARM FAMILIES FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZATION FORESTRY FRUITS GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD SIZE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC LATIN AMERICAN MAIZE POTATOES PRECIPITATION RAINFALL RICE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SATELLITES SINGLE CROP SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SULFATE TEMPERATURE TROPICAL ZONES VEGETABLES WEATHER WHEAT WHEAT PRICES YIELDS Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms
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description	The authors explore how Latin American farmers adapt to climate by changing crops. They develop a multinomial choice model of farmer's choice of crops. Estimating the model across over 2,000 farmers in seven countries, they find that both temperature and precipitation affects the crops that Latin American farmers choose. Farmers choose fruits and vegetables in warmer locations and wheat and potatoes in cooler locations. Farms in wetter locations are more likely to grow rice, fruits, and squash, and in dryer locations maize and potatoes. Global warming will cause Latin American farmers to switch away from wheat and potatoes toward fruits and vegetables. Predictions of the impact of climate change must reflect not only changes in yields or net revenues per crop but also crop switching.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert
author_facet	Seo, Niggol Mendelsohn, Robert
author_sort	Seo, Niggol
title	An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms
title_short	An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms
title_full	An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms
title_fullStr	An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms
title_full_unstemmed	An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms
title_sort	analysis of crop choice : adapting to climate change in latin american farms
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7437379/analysis-crop-choice-adapting-climate-change-latin-american-farms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7199
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An Analysis of Crop Choice : Adapting to Climate Change in Latin American Farms

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