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1. The Effect of Climate Change and Adaptation Policy on Agricultural Production in Eastern Africa

Author

Kahsay, Goytom Abraha and Hansen, Lars Gårn

Subjects
O55, adaptation policy, Q54, agricultural production, ddc:330, Climate change, E23, Eastern Africa, Q18, O13, R11
Abstract

We estimate the production function for agricultural output in Eastern Africa incorporating climate variables disaggregated into growing and non-growing seasons. We find a substantial negative effect of within growing season variance of precipitation. We simulate predicted climate change for the region and find a resulting output reduction of between 1.2% and 4.5%. We also find substantial potential for mitigating the effects of within growing season precipitation variability through conventional technologies such as flexible planting and rainwater harvesting that substantially exceeds the potential loss from predicted climate change.

Published
2014

2. The effect of climate change and adaptation policy on agricultural production in Eastern Africa.

Author

Kahsay, Goytom Abraha and Hansen, Lars Gårn

Subjects
*AGRICULTURAL productivity, *CLIMATE change, *WATER harvesting, *METEOROLOGICAL precipitation, *BIOLOGICAL adaptation
Abstract

We estimate the production function for agricultural output in Eastern Africa incorporating climate variables disaggregated into growing and non-growing seasons. We find a substantial negative effect of within growing season variance of precipitation. We simulate predicted climate change for the region and find a resulting output reduction of between 1.2% and 4.5%. Our simulation also demonstrates substantial potential for economic benefits from mitigating the effects of within growing season precipitation variability through conventional technologies such as flexible planting and rainwater harvesting on the same scale as the potential loss from predicted climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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