Climate Changes and Their Impact on Agricultural Market Systems: Examples from Nepal

Barrueto, Andrea Karin; Merz, Juerg; Clot, N; Hammer, Thomas

doi:10.3390/su9122207

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“…Increased temperature and rainfall were reported to have both positive and negative impact on crop product markets in different regions of Nepal. This ranged from increased production costs, increased prices, changes in product quality, changes in consumption patterns and shifting of plantation season [44].…”

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Impact of Climate Change on Food Systems: A Narrative Review

Tumwesigye¹,

Aschalew²,

Wilber³

et al. 2019

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In recent years it has become clear that climate change is an inevitable process in many parts of the world and has a negative impact on agriculture and food systems particularly in Sub-Saharan African countries. Climate change involves variations in temperature and precipitation across the globe. The environmental changes associated with climate change have a significant impact on the food supply chains food environments and food systems in general. These changes affect food production, storage, processing, marketing, availability, promotion, affordability and quality along the food value chain. Consequently, climate change affects global food security and peoples' income especially, in developing countries where the predominance of rain-fed agriculture in much of these countries results in food systems that are highly sensitive to rainfall and temperature variability. The narrative review aimed at evaluation of published literature to understand the impact of climate change on food systems across the globe. Literature search from 2000-2019 was carried out using key words and key phrases in Google search Engine. Elsevier agriculture journals, JSTOR journals, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Nature and Climate Change journals. More than 120 relevant publications were retrieved of which 44 were scrutinized and used for this publication. The study found that increased rainfall and temperature affect food availability, utilization, crop yields, food markets, food prices, consumption patterns and food insurance. The review recommended that all stakeholders should adopt relevant policies about climate change mitigation and adaptation options along different food value chains. This will enable farmers to produce sufficient food required to feed the projected 9.8 billion people by 2050 thus contributing to sustainable development goal number two: -End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

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Section: Climate Change and Food Marketsmentioning

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Impact of Climate Change on Food Systems: A Narrative Review

Tumwesigye¹,

Aschalew²,

Wilber³

et al. 2019

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“…Cultivation of certain nuts and other cash crops, provides a potential way to adapt agricultural practices to meet these and other challenges [60]. As Barrueto et al [5] have shown, the climate of Nepal is suitable for both macadamia and walnut value-chains at present and under projected climate change scenarios even though growing zones will undergo a regional and elevational shift, as introduced above.…”

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“…The commercialisation of walnuts could lead to the substitution in the markets of locally-produced walnuts for those that are currently imported from neighbouring countries [62]. The commercialisation of macadamia has the potential to supply both local and international markets [60]. Moreover, land can be used more efficiently: macadamia growers reported that they have started to intercrop macadamia with coffee.…”

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What Prompts Agricultural Innovation in Rural Nepal: A Study Using the Example of Macadamia and Walnut Trees as Novel Cash Crops

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Köhler

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Agricultural innovations are important, especially as climatic conditions around the world have been subject to increasing change over the past decades. Through innovation, farmers can adapt to the changing conditions and secure their livelihoods. In Nepal, 75% of the population depends upon agriculture, which is impacted by climate change, migration, and feminisation. In this context, it is important to understand what drives a household to start agricultural innovation to increase its economic benefits and resilience in the face of multiple pressures. We sought a comprehensive understanding of these drivers by investigating the determinants of rural innovation, using macadamia and walnut trees as examples of novel, potentially commercialised cash crops. After conducting an in-depth household survey that divided farmers into those who cultivate nuts and those who do not, we analysed the socio-economic and cultural characteristics of each category using statistical tests and a multiple logistic regression. Our results show that the individual variables of ethnicity, wealth and "years of experience with fruit trees" correlate significantly with nut cultivation. The results of the multiple regression suggest that "years of experience with tree cultivation" and "having an income through fruit trees" most influence nut cultivation. Overall, we conclude that nut cultivation is an accepted and promising cash crop mostly grown by wealthier households, and that, for poor, landless, or female-headed households to benefit, alternative business models and new policies must be explored and developed. We further suggest that this is also true for other nut or other cash crop trees that have gained recent attention in Nepal such as almond, hazelnut, or pecan farming.

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“…In this respect, the expansion of export-base commodities is of tremendous importance to the overall development of the economy (Awe and Ajayi 2009;Bala 2015). Climate change has an impact on market systems that typically involve the provision and sale of goods and services in formal and informal markets (IPCC 2007a, b; Barrueto et al 2017). The effects and impact of climate change depend strongly on the market system and the regional context (Mendelsohn et al 2000; Barrueto et al 2017).…”

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“…Climate change has an impact on market systems that typically involve the provision and sale of goods and services in formal and informal markets (IPCC 2007a, b; Barrueto et al 2017). The effects and impact of climate change depend strongly on the market system and the regional context (Mendelsohn et al 2000; Barrueto et al 2017). Out of all market systems, natural resource-based market systems, especially the agricultural systems, by extension, food security, are highly vulnerable to the different impacts of climate change (Mendelsohn et al 2000; Barrueto et al 2017;Lobell et al 2008).…”

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Perceived effects of climate change on profit efficiency among small scale chili pepper marketers in Benue State, Nigeria

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In the determination of the level of efficiency of an enterprise, the role of climate change cannot be overemphasized. However, some scholars are of the view that climate change might not really affect the level of efficiency of an enterprise due to its indirect effect on the performance of an enterprise. Understanding the perception of marketers of agricultural produce about climate change in agribusiness is paramount to sustain small scale enterprises. This study sought to analyze the perceived effects of climate change on profit efficiency among small scale chili pepper marketers in Benue State, Nigeria. Data were collected with the use of structured questionnaire and analyzed using stochastic frontier production function. A combination of purposive and random sampling techniques was used to select 349 producers and marketers, 152 processors, 143 processed retailers and 145 non-processed retailers giving a total of 789 small scale chili pepper marketers from three (3) agricultural zones that make up Benue State, Nigeria. The result showed that on the average, small scale chili pepper marketers are relatively profit efficient. The results also showed that in the marketing chain, small scale processed retailers had the highest mean profit efficiency (0.86). It was therefore recommended that switching business to adapt to crop varieties (cereal crops) that are more resilient to climate change could be an opportunity to small scale chili pepper marketers struggling with chili pepper to leapfrog previous performance and become more productive. Further, the training on preservation of perishable crop should be given to chili pepper producers and marketers and non-processed retailers given that excessive rainfall decreases their profit efficiency.

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Climate Changes and Their Impact on Agricultural Market Systems: Examples from Nepal

Cited by 9 publications

References 49 publications

Impact of Climate Change on Food Systems: A Narrative Review

Impact of Climate Change on Food Systems: A Narrative Review

What Prompts Agricultural Innovation in Rural Nepal: A Study Using the Example of Macadamia and Walnut Trees as Novel Cash Crops

Perceived effects of climate change on profit efficiency among small scale chili pepper marketers in Benue State, Nigeria

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