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How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Jinxia
dc.contributor.authorMendelsohn, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDinar, Ariel
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Jikun
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T19:17:57Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T19:17:57Z
dc.date.issued2008-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses a cross sectional method to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. The findings show that Chinese farmers are more likely to irrigate when facing lower temperatures and less precipitation. Farmers in warmer places are more likely to choose oil crops, maize, and especially cotton and wheat, and are less likely to choose vegetables, potatoes, sugar, and especially rice and soybeans. In wetter locations, farmers are more likely to choose soybeans, oil crops, sugar, vegetables, cotton, and especially rice, and they are less likely to choose potatoes, wheat, and especially maize. The analysis of how Chinese farmers have adapted to current climate, provides insight into how they will likely adapt when climate changes. Future climate scenarios will cause farmers in China to want to reduce irrigation and shift toward oil crops, wheat, and especially cotton. In turn, farmers will shift away from potatoes, rice, vegetables, and soybeans. However, adaptation will likely vary greatly from region to region. Policy makers should anticipate that adaptation is important, that the magnitude of changes depends on the climate scenario, and that the desired changes depend on the location of each farm.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9962762/chinas-farmers-adapt-climate-change
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4758
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6915
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.publisherPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4758
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectANIMAL HUSBANDRY
dc.subjectCLAY SOILS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPPING PATTERNS
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATED LAND
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND SIZE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SPECIES
dc.subjectLOAM SOILS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectNEW CROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectOIL CROPS
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFED AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectRAINFED FARMING
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL TYPES
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOYBEAN
dc.subjectSOYBEANS
dc.subjectSPRING
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTILLAGE
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.titleHow China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Changeen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9962762/chinas-farmers-adapt-climate-change
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid592011468024259185
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4758
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20081023101522
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9962762
okr.identifier.reportWPS4758
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/10/23/000158349_20081023101522/Rendered/PDF/WPS4758.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicAgriculture and Farming Systems
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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