The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Kenyan Crop Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach

Kabubo-Mariara, Jane; Karanja, Fredrick K

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4334

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The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Kenyan Crop Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach

dc.contributor.author	Kabubo-Mariara, Jane
dc.contributor.author	Karanja, Fredrick K
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-06T17:37:32Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-06T17:37:32Z
dc.date.issued	2007-08
dc.description.abstract	This paper measures the economic impact of climate on crops in Kenya. The analysis is based on cross-sectional climate, hydrological, soil, and household level data for a sample of 816 households, and uses a seasonal Ricardian model. Estimated marginal impacts of climate variables suggest that global warming is harmful for agricultural productivity and that changes in temperature are much more important than changes in precipitation. This result is confirmed by the predicted impact of various climate change scenarios on agriculture. The results further confirm that the temperature component of global warming is much more important than precipitation. The authors analyze farmers' perceptions of climate variations and their adaptation to these, and also constraints on adaptation mechanisms. The results suggest that farmers in Kenya are aware of short-term climate change, that most of them have noticed an increase in temperatures, and that some have taken adaptive measures.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8185117/economic-impact-climate-change-kenyan-crop-agriculture-ricardian-approach
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7276
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4334
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	ALLUVIAL SOILS
dc.subject	ALTITUDE
dc.subject	ARABLE AREAS
dc.subject	ARABLE LAND
dc.subject	ARID ZONES
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject	AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subject	BARLEY
dc.subject	BEANS
dc.subject	CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subject	CASH CROPS
dc.subject	CASHEW NUTS
dc.subject	CASSAVA
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subject	CLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE FORECASTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subject	CLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE ZONES
dc.subject	CLIMATES
dc.subject	CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATIC ZONES
dc.subject	CLOUDS
dc.subject	CO2
dc.subject	COCONUT
dc.subject	COFFEE
dc.subject	COMMODITIES
dc.subject	CORN
dc.subject	COTTON
dc.subject	CROP
dc.subject	CROP AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	CROP DAMAGE
dc.subject	CROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	CROP MIX
dc.subject	CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject	CROP VARIETIES
dc.subject	CROP YIELD
dc.subject	CROP YIELDS
dc.subject	CROPLANDS
dc.subject	CROPS
dc.subject	DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DRAINAGE
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	DRY LAND
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL ZONE
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	EL NINO
dc.subject	ELASTICITIES
dc.subject	ELASTICITY
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	EVAPORATION
dc.subject	EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject	FAO
dc.subject	FARM
dc.subject	FARM INCOMES
dc.subject	FARM MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FARM REVENUES
dc.subject	FARMER
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FARMING
dc.subject	FARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FERTILIZATION
dc.subject	FERTILIZERS
dc.subject	FIELD CROPS
dc.subject	FLOODING
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FOOD CROPS
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOREST
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	FORESTS
dc.subject	FROST
dc.subject	GCM
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	GLOBAL WARMING
dc.subject	GRAZING
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	HABITAT
dc.subject	HORTICULTURAL CROPS
dc.subject	HYDROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subject	HYDROLOGY
dc.subject	HYDROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INPUT PRICES
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LAKES
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LAND VALUE
dc.subject	LOAM SOILS
dc.subject	MAIZE
dc.subject	MAIZE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	MARKET PRICES
dc.subject	METEOROLOGY
dc.subject	MIDDLE EAST
dc.subject	MILLET
dc.subject	MIXED CROPPING
dc.subject	MULTIPLE CROPPING
dc.subject	NATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	NITROGEN
dc.subject	OCEANS
dc.subject	PASTORALISM
dc.subject	PASTORALISTS
dc.subject	PHOSPHOROUS
dc.subject	PHOTOSYNTHESIS
dc.subject	PLANT BREEDING
dc.subject	PLANTING
dc.subject	PLANTING DATES
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POTASSIUM
dc.subject	POTENTIAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RAINY SEASON
dc.subject	RANGELANDS
dc.subject	RECYCLING
dc.subject	RICE
dc.subject	RICE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	RIVER
dc.subject	RIVER BASINS
dc.subject	RIVERS
dc.subject	ROCKS
dc.subject	RUNOFF
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SAHEL
dc.subject	SATELLITES
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SEA
dc.subject	SEED
dc.subject	SHADING
dc.subject	SMALL FARMERS
dc.subject	SNOW
dc.subject	SNOW COVER
dc.subject	SOIL
dc.subject	SOIL CLASSIFICATION
dc.subject	SOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subject	SOIL EROSION
dc.subject	SOIL FERTILITY
dc.subject	SOIL TYPE
dc.subject	SOIL TYPES
dc.subject	SOILS
dc.subject	SORGHUM
dc.subject	SPRING
dc.subject	SUGARCANE
dc.subject	SUNFLOWER
dc.subject	SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subject	TEA
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE DATA
dc.subject	TREES
dc.subject	VARIABLE COSTS
dc.subject	VEGETATION
dc.subject	WAGE RATES
dc.subject	WATER HARVESTING
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WEATHER
dc.subject	WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subject	WEATHERING
dc.subject	WETLANDS
dc.subject	WHEAT
dc.subject	WORLD FOOD SUPPLY
dc.subject	YIELDS
dc.title	The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Kenyan Crop Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8185117/economic-impact-climate-change-kenyan-crop-agriculture-ricardian-approach
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Agriculture
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4334
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20070828093150
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	8185117
okr.identifier.report	WPS4334
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/08/28/000158349_20070828093150/Rendered/PDF/wps4334.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Africa
okr.region.country	Kenya
okr.topic	Rural Development :: Common Property Resource Development
okr.topic	Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic	Environment :: Global Environment Facility
okr.topic	Climate Change
okr.topic	Crops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topic	Agriculture
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication	26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87