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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Will African agriculture survive climate change?
World Bank Economic Review, Volume 20, No. 3, Year 2006
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Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by climate change compared with current mean temperature. Revenues fall with warming for dryland crops (temperature elasticity of -1.9) and livestock (-5.4), whereas revenues rise for irrigated crops (elasticity of 0.5), which are located in relatively cool parts of Africa and are buffered by irrigation from the effects of warming. At first, warming has little net aggregate effect as the gains for irrigated crops offset the losses for dryland crops and livestock. Warming, however, will likely reduce dryland farm income immedia-tely. The final effects will also depend on changes in precipitation, because revenues from all farm types increase with precipitation. Because irrigated farms are less sensitive to climate, where water is available, irrigation is a practical adaptation to climate change in Africa. © 2006 Oxford University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Mendelsohn, Robert O.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Hassan, Rashid M.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Benhin, James K.A.
Unknown Affiliation
Deressa, Temesgen Tadesse
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ceepa
Diop, Mbaye
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Eid, Helmy Mohamed
Egypt, Giza
Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute Sweri
Fosu, Kwadwo Yerfi
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Gbetibouo, Glwadys Aymone
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ceepa
Jain, Suman
Zambia, Lusaka
University of Zambia
Mahamadou, Ali
Niger, Niamey
Abdou Moumouni University
Mano, Renneth T.
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Kabubo-Mariara, Jane
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
El-Marsafawy, Samia M.
Egypt, Giza
Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute Sweri
Molua, Ernest Lytia
Cameroon, Buea
University of Buea
Ouda, Samiha A.H.
Egypt, Giza
Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute Sweri
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
Institut de L'environnement et de Recherches Agricoles
Séne, Isidor
Senegal, Thies
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles
Maddison, David
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Seo, S. Niggol
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Dinar, Ariel
United States, Washington, D.c.
The World Bank, Usa
Statistics
Citations: 569
Authors: 21
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/wber/lhl004
e-ISSN:
1564698X
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative