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Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSeo, Niggol
dc.contributor.authorMendelsohn, Robert
dc.contributor.authorDinar, Ariel
dc.contributor.authorKurukulasuriya, Pradeep
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Rashid
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-31T18:26:34Z
dc.date.available2012-05-31T18:26:34Z
dc.date.issued2008-04
dc.description.abstractUsing economic data from more than 8,500 household surveys across 10 African countries, this paper examines whether the choice of farm type depends on the climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm. The paper also studies how farm type choice varies across farmers in each zone, using a multinomial logit choice model. Farmers are observed to choose from one of the following five types of farms: rainfed crop-only, irrigated crop-only, mixed rainfed (crop and livestock), mixed irrigated, and livestock-only farming. The authors compare current decisions against future decisions as if the only change were climate change. They focus on two climate scenarios from existing climate models: the Canadian Climate Centre scenario, which is hot and dry, and the Parallel Climate Model scenario, which is mild and wet. The results indicate that the change in farm types varies dramatically by climate scenario but also by agro-ecological zone. Policy makers must be careful to encourage the appropriate suite of measures to promote the most adapted farm type to each location.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9366565/long-term-adaptation-selecting-farm-types-across-agro-ecological-zones-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4602
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6767
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4602
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectARID ZONE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP PRICES
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFEEDING
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGROWING SEASON
dc.subjectHUMID ZONE
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK DISEASES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK FARMS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK FEED
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OPERATIONS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SPECIES
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMILLET
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFED AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectRAINFED FARMING
dc.subjectSAHARA
dc.subjectSHEEP
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICAN
dc.subjectSPACING
dc.subjectSPRING
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE DATA
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.titleLong-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africaen
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okr.crossref.titleLong-Term Adaptation: Selecting Farm Types Across Agro-Ecological Zones In Africa
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:15:01.804177Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9366565/long-term-adaptation-selecting-farm-types-across-agro-ecological-zones-africa
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid925101468009030395
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4602
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080417145933
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9366565
okr.identifier.reportWPS4602
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicLivestock and Animal Husbandry
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicAgriculture and Farming Systems
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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