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An Empirical Economic Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorJain, Suman
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T21:47:32Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T21:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2007-07
dc.description.abstractThis report assesses the economic impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zambia, using the Ricardian method. A multiple linear regression model with net revenue per hectare as response variable has been fitted with climate, hydrological, soil, and socioeconomic variables as explanatory variables. There is one main cropping season in Zambia, lasting from November to April. Crop production in this period depends solely on rains. Considering crop progression in three stages-germination, growing, and maturing, which require different amounts of water and temperature-the climate variables included in the model are long-term averages of the temperature and wetness index for the periods November to December, January to February, and March to April. Assuming a nonlinear relationship of farm revenue with the climate variables, quadratic terms for climate variables were also included in the model. The results indicate that most socioeconomic variables are not significant, whereas some climate variables and the corresponding quadratic variables are significant in the model. Further findings are that an increase in the November-December mean temperature and a decrease in the January-February mean rainfall have negative impacts on net farm revenue, whereas an increase in the January-February mean temperature and mean annual runoff has a positive impact.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8003696/empirical-economic-assessment-impacts-climate-change-agriculture-zambia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4291
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7478
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4291
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE FORECASTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATE ZONES
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RESEARCH UNIT
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMERS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP FORECASTING
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectDRY SEASONS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZATION
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectGROWING SEASON
dc.subjectHARVESTING
dc.subjectHECTARES OF LAND
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectHYDROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND VALUE
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMAIZE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMARGINAL REVENUE
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
dc.subjectMILLET
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFED AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectRANGELAND
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSATELLITES
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEAS
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED BANKS
dc.subjectSEED COTTON
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE FARMERS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL TYPE
dc.subjectSOIL TYPES
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectSOYA BEANS
dc.subjectSUNFLOWER
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSWEET POTATOES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOTAL REVENUE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATER HARVESTING
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.subjectWET SEASON
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleAn Empirical Economic Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Zambiaen
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okr.crossref.titleAn empirical economic assessment of impacts of climate change on agriculture in Zambia
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8003696/empirical-economic-assessment-impacts-climate-change-agriculture-zambia
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid768021468336547326
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4291
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20070731100059
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8003696
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryZambia
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicEnvironment::Global Environment Facility
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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