Agricultural Impacts of and Responses to Climate Change in the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas (MINK) Region

Easterling, William E.; Crosson, Pierre; Rosenberg, Norman J.; McKenney, Mary S.; Katz, Laura A.; Lemon, Kathleen M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-2096-8_3

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“…The agro-ecological models examine changes in agro-ecological zones and crops as the climate changes. This analytical technique make use of well-calibrated crop models from carefully controlled experiments in which crops are grown in field or laboratory settings that simulate different climates and levels of carbon dioxide (Adams et al 1989(Adams et al , 1990(Adams et al , 1993(Adams et al , 1999Easterling et al 1993;Kaiser et al 1993;Rosenzweig & Parry 1994;Parry et al 1999Parry et al , 2004Kumar & Parikh 2001). To ensure that all different outcomes across experimental conditions can be assigned to the variables that are being investigated (temperature, precipitation or carbon dioxide), no variability is allowed in farming methods.…”

Section: Agro-ecological Zone Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zimbabwe : a ricardian approach

Mano¹,

Nhemachena²

2007

Policy Research Working Papers

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This study uses the Ricardian approach to examine the economic impact of climate change on agriculture in Zimbabwe. Net farm revenue is regressed against various climate, soil, hydrological and socio-economic variables to help determine the factors that influence variability in net farm revenues. The study is based on data from a survey of 700 smallholder farming households interviewed across the country.The empirical results show that climatic variables (temperature and precipitation) have significant effects on net farm revenues in Zimbabwe. In addition to the analysis of all farms, the study also analyzes the effects on dryland farms and farms with irrigation. The analysis indicates that net farm revenues are affected negatively by increases in temperature and positively by increases in precipitation. The results from sensitivity analysis suggest that agricultural production in Zimbabwe's smallholder farming system is significantly constrained by climatic factors (high temperature and low rainfall). The elasticity results show that the changes in net revenue are high for dryland farming compared to farms with irrigation. The results show that farms with irrigation are more resistant This paper-a product of the Sustainable Rural and Urban Development Team, Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the group to mainstream climate change research. Copies of the paper are available free from the World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Please contact Pauline Kokila, room MC3-446, telephone 202-473-3716, fax 202-522-1151, email An overview of farmer adaptation to changing climate indicates that farmers are already using some adaptation strategies-such as dry and early planting, growing drought resistant crops, changing planting dates, and using irrigation-to cushion themselves against further anticipated adverse climatic conditions. An important policy message from the empirical findings is that there is a need to provide adequate extension information services to ensure that farmers receive up-to-date information about rainfall patterns in the forthcoming season so that they make well-informed decisions on their planting dates. Policies that increase farmer training and access to credit and aid facilities and help farmers acquire livestock and other important farm assets can help improve net farm performance. Ensuring the availability and accessibility of fertilizers and crop seeds before the onset of the next cropping season can also significantly improve net farm performance across households. rtmano@mweb.co.zw nhemachenacharles@yahoo.co.uk This paper was funded by the GEF and the World Bank. It is part of a larger study on the effect of climate change on agriculture in Africa, managed by the World Bank and coordinated by the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, South Africa. The authors are grateful to CEEPA for excellence in coordinating Pan African projects of this magnitude; to Dr James Benhin for academic leadership and mentori...

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Section: Agro-ecological Zone Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zimbabwe : a ricardian approach

Mano¹,

Nhemachena²

2007

Policy Research Working Papers

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“…A substantial academic literature has been developed on adaptation and related concepts such as sensitivity, vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity (Easterling et al, 1993;Burton, 1996;Downing et al, 1996;Yohe et al, 1996;Glantz, 1998;Tol et al, 1998: Schneider et al, 2000McCarthy et al, 2001;Adger, 2001). However, progress towards developing theoretical understandings of adaptation has been slow (Kasperson et al, 1995;Kelly and Adger, 2000;Folke et al, 2002).…”

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Learning to Adapt: Organisational Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts

2006

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Analysis of human adaptation to climate change should be based on realistic models of adaptive behaviour at the level of organisations and individuals. The paper sets out a framework for analysing adaptation to the direct and indirect impacts of climate change in business organisations with new evidence presented from empirical research into adaptation in nine case-study companies. It argues that adaptation to climate change has many similarities with processes of organisational learning. The paper suggests that business organisations face a number of obstacles in learning how to adapt to climate change impacts, especially the weakness and ambiguity of signals about climate change and uncertainty about the benefits of adaptation measures.Organisations rarely adapt 'autonomously', since their adaptive behaviour is influenced by policy and market conditions, and draws on resources external to the organisation. The paper identifies four adaptation strategies that pattern organisational adaptive behaviour.

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“…Changes in crop availability and quality, which have been the primary focus of previous studies (e.g., McGregor, 1993;Easterling et al, 1993), affect animal production through changes in feed supplies. Analyses of direct impacts of climate change on livestock production are few.…”

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Potential climate change effects on warm-season livestock production in the Great Plains

Mader¹,

Frank

Harrington

et al. 2009

Climatic Change

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Climate changes suggested by some global climate models (GCM) may impact the economic viability of livestock production systems in the Great Plains region of the United States.Increased ambient temperatures lead to depressed voluntary feed intake (VFI), reduced weight gains, and lower milk production during summer periods. Animals are somewhat able to adapt to higher temperatures with prolonged exposure but production losses will occur in response to higher temperature events. This report presents the potential impacts of climatic change on the VFI of swine and confined beef cattle and the VFI and milk production of dairy cattle. Animal production-response algorithms from research results are combined with climatological data and GCM output to assess potential impacts. Algorithms used are based on the most recent National Research Council publications on the Nutrient Requirements of Swine, Beef Cattle and DairyCattle and related publications. Geographic variations in the relative change in temperature and other climate variables associated with two GCM scenarios are identified for the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas region and linked to potential impacts on livestock production. Detailed analyses project economic losses for these livestock classes to increase in most areas during the summer period, in some cases quite markedly. Exploration of the effects of climate changes on livestock should allow producers to adjust management strategies to reduce the potential economic losses due to environmental changes.

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Agricultural Impacts of and Responses to Climate Change in the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas (MINK) Region

Cited by 57 publications

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Assessment of the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zimbabwe : a ricardian approach

Assessment of the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zimbabwe : a ricardian approach

Learning to Adapt: Organisational Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts

Potential climate change effects on warm-season livestock production in the Great Plains

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