Measuring the Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture (402) (World Bank Technical Papers) - Softcover

Dinar, Ariel; Mendelsohn, Robert; Evenson, Robert; Parikh, Jyoti; Sanghi, Apurva; McKinsey, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821341928 ISBN 13: 9780821341926

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 1998

Synopsis

Using the Ricardian approach (a cross sectional analysis of farm performance across different climate zones), this report examines the impact of climate change on the agriculture sector and the sector's adaptation to that change. Studies in the report measure the climate sensitivity of low-capital agriculture, test whether actual farm performance is as sensitive to climate as agronomic models predict, and compare the climate sensitivity of low-capital farms with the results already calibrated for U.S. agriculture. The goal of the study is to examine farm behavior and test whether there is any evidence that farmers in developing countries currently adjust to their local climates.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0821341928
• ISBN 13: 9780821341926
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280