Changing Farm Types and Irrigation As An Adaptation To Climate Change in Latin American Agriculture [electronic resource] / Mendelsohn, Robert
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2007Description: 1 online resource (41 p.)Subject(s): Agriculture | Agriculture and Farming Systems | Climate | Climate Change | Climate Changes | Climate Impacts | Common Property Resource Development | Crops and Crop Management Systems | Environment | Forestry | Irrigation | Land | Land Use | Land Value | Less | Livestock and Animal Husbandry | Models | Precipitation | Rainfall | Rural Development | Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems | Soil | Soils | Temperature | Value Functions | Variables | Who | World Meteorological OrganizationAdditional physical formats: Mendelsohn, Robert.: Changing Farm Types and Irrigation As An Adaptation To Climate Change in Latin American Agriculture.Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: This paper estimates a model of a farm that treats the choice of crops, livestock, and irrigation as endogenous. The model is composed of a multinomial choice of farm type, a binomial choice of irrigation, and a set of conditional land value functions. The model is estimated across over 2,000 farmers in seven Latin America countries. The results quantify how farmers adapt their choice of farm type and irrigation to their local climate. The results should help governments develop effective adaptation policies in response to climate change and improve the forecasting of climate effects. The paper compares the predicted effects of climate change using both endogenous and exogenous models of farm choice.
This paper estimates a model of a farm that treats the choice of crops, livestock, and irrigation as endogenous. The model is composed of a multinomial choice of farm type, a binomial choice of irrigation, and a set of conditional land value functions. The model is estimated across over 2,000 farmers in seven Latin America countries. The results quantify how farmers adapt their choice of farm type and irrigation to their local climate. The results should help governments develop effective adaptation policies in response to climate change and improve the forecasting of climate effects. The paper compares the predicted effects of climate change using both endogenous and exogenous models of farm choice.
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