Responses of food production systems to climate change: sensitivity and vulnerability

Xie, Li Yang; Li, Yue; Qian, Fengkui; Halin, Zhao; Han, Xue; Lin, Erda

doi:10.1080/10042857.2014.928985

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“…For example, rising temperatures over the period of 1980-2010 contributed to a 0.6-7.2% decline in winter wheat yields in China [20]. Longer droughts and more flooding have also caused vast field commodity loss during the past half century, and that has translated into nearly 50 thousand ha of fields not being harvested annually during 2000-2007 [21,22]. Simulations indicate that potential food production may decrease by 10% as a result of climate change during 2030-2050 under the present agricultural production system in China [23,24].…”

Section: Vulnerability Of Agriculture To Climate Changementioning

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Multi-Stakeholder Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change in China’s Agricultural Sector

Jiang

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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Agricultural production is a crucial and fundamental aspect of a stable society in China that depends heavily on the climate situation. With the desire to achieve future sustainable development, China’s government is taking actions to adapt to climate change and to ensure food self-sufficiency. This paper assesses the scientific literature from both domestic and international journals, and the review policies released by the Chinese government, in order to investigate the adaptive actions being taken in China at the scale of the central government, and at the local administration and individual farmer level. The results demonstrate that China’s government has undertaken a multitude of adaptation programs in order to cope with vulnerability in the agricultural sector, and these include the release of stimulus policies, the support of new technological research, and investments in field facilities to strengthen the building of adaptive capacity. At the farmer household level, we found that people are spontaneously adapting to climate change on their own accord by changing the timing of cultivations, and through the selection of other crop species and cultivars. People are also securing non-land-related jobs when confronted with climate disasters. A summary is presented of the various agricultural adaptation policies and technologies. Although China has made great progress in terms of adapting to climate change, there is still more work that needs to be done. This work entails not just agricultural policy stimulation but also non-structural components, such as raising public awareness and providing adaptive skill training, etc. It can be concluded that agriculture sector could seek advantages and avoid disadvantages from adaptation activities by multiple stakeholders from different perspectives, and reduce the adverse effects of climate change. Climate adaptation strategies and actions are important and indispensable components for agricultural development in China, and more advanced technologies and ideologies are needed for a secure future.

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Section: Vulnerability Of Agriculture To Climate Changementioning

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Multi-Stakeholder Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change in China’s Agricultural Sector

Jiang

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“…Most researchers, in China and abroad, have studied the vulnerability of agroecosystems [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. For example, Sun Fang [44] used crop models and climate models to quantitatively assess the vulnerability of farmland to climate change; Lin Erda and Wang Jinghua [45] made a quantitative assessment of the national agricultural vulnerability and classified the climate-vulnerable agricultural areas in China.…”

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Vulnerability Assessment of Potato Growth to Climate Change Based on GIS in Inner Mongolia, China

Yang,

Sun,

Jiang

et al. 2023

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Since 2016, the potato has gradually become the fourth major staple food in China, and the potato planting area and total output in Inner Mongolia rank among the top in the country. Potato is a climate dominant crop in Inner Mongolia, and it is an urgent requirement to study the impact of the potato’s climate vulnerability and effectively avoid climate risks to ensure national food security. An index system for a vulnerability assessment of potato production in Inner Mongolia was established based on GIS and AHP. Based on the definition of vulnerability and the theory of disaster risk, a comprehensive evaluation model of potato growth vulnerability was established. The results showed that the potato production in central Inner Mongolia was highly vulnerable, while the potato production in eastern and western Inner Mongolia was relatively vulnerable. Central Ulanqab, southern Hohhot, southern Baotou and southwestern Xilin Gol League were most vulnerable. The eastern part of Hulunbuir, Xingan League, Tongliao City and the southern part of Ordos City are the least vulnerable areas, while Chifeng, Bayannur and most other parts of northern Ordos City are moderately vulnerable areas. According to the different influencing factors of climate change vulnerability in major potato producing areas, different countermeasures should be taken respectively. The results can provide a scientific basis for the sustainable development of potato production in autonomous regions. The research results were approved by the national Potato Meteorological Service Center.

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Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

Xie

Halin

2019

Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture

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Responses of food production systems to climate change: sensitivity and vulnerability

Cited by 3 publications

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Multi-Stakeholder Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change in China’s Agricultural Sector

Multi-Stakeholder Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change in China’s Agricultural Sector

Vulnerability Assessment of Potato Growth to Climate Change Based on GIS in Inner Mongolia, China

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