How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
This paper uses a cross sectional method to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. The findings show that Chinese farmers are more likely to irrigate when facing lower temperatures and less precipit...
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okr-10986-69152021-04-23T14:02:32Z How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change Wang, Jinxia Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Huang, Jikun ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CLAY SOILS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATES COTTON CROP CROP VARIETIES CROPLAND CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CULTIVATED LAND EMISSIONS FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZER FOOD PRODUCTION FORESTRY GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD INCOME INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATED LAND IRRIGATION LAND SIZE LIVESTOCK SPECIES LOAM SOILS MAIZE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL SCIENCES NEW CROP VARIETIES OIL CROPS POTATOES PRECIPITATION PRIVATE PROPERTY RAINFALL RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAINFED FARMING RICE RIVER RIVER BASIN SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SPRING SUGAR TEMPERATURE TILLAGE VEGETABLES VILLAGE LEVEL WATER AVAILABILITY WATER SUPPLIES WHEAT WORLD FOOD SUPPLY YIELDS This paper uses a cross sectional method to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. The findings show that Chinese farmers are more likely to irrigate when facing lower temperatures and less precipitation. Farmers in warmer places are more likely to choose oil crops, maize, and especially cotton and wheat, and are less likely to choose vegetables, potatoes, sugar, and especially rice and soybeans. In wetter locations, farmers are more likely to choose soybeans, oil crops, sugar, vegetables, cotton, and especially rice, and they are less likely to choose potatoes, wheat, and especially maize. The analysis of how Chinese farmers have adapted to current climate, provides insight into how they will likely adapt when climate changes. Future climate scenarios will cause farmers in China to want to reduce irrigation and shift toward oil crops, wheat, and especially cotton. In turn, farmers will shift away from potatoes, rice, vegetables, and soybeans. However, adaptation will likely vary greatly from region to region. Policy makers should anticipate that adaptation is important, that the magnitude of changes depends on the climate scenario, and that the desired changes depend on the location of each farm. 2012-06-01T19:17:57Z 2012-06-01T19:17:57Z 2008-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9962762/chinas-farmers-adapt-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6915 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4758 Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China |
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ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CLAY SOILS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATES COTTON CROP CROP VARIETIES CROPLAND CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CULTIVATED LAND EMISSIONS FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZER FOOD PRODUCTION FORESTRY GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD INCOME INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATED LAND IRRIGATION LAND SIZE LIVESTOCK SPECIES LOAM SOILS MAIZE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL SCIENCES NEW CROP VARIETIES OIL CROPS POTATOES PRECIPITATION PRIVATE PROPERTY RAINFALL RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAINFED FARMING RICE RIVER RIVER BASIN SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SPRING SUGAR TEMPERATURE TILLAGE VEGETABLES VILLAGE LEVEL WATER AVAILABILITY WATER SUPPLIES WHEAT WORLD FOOD SUPPLY YIELDS |
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ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CLAY SOILS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATES COTTON CROP CROP VARIETIES CROPLAND CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CULTIVATED LAND EMISSIONS FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMS FERTILIZER FOOD PRODUCTION FORESTRY GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD INCOME INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATED LAND IRRIGATION LAND SIZE LIVESTOCK SPECIES LOAM SOILS MAIZE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL SCIENCES NEW CROP VARIETIES OIL CROPS POTATOES PRECIPITATION PRIVATE PROPERTY RAINFALL RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAINFED FARMING RICE RIVER RIVER BASIN SOIL SOIL TYPES SOILS SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SPRING SUGAR TEMPERATURE TILLAGE VEGETABLES VILLAGE LEVEL WATER AVAILABILITY WATER SUPPLIES WHEAT WORLD FOOD SUPPLY YIELDS Wang, Jinxia Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Huang, Jikun How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change |
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This paper uses a cross sectional method
to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405
farmers in 28 provinces in China. The findings show that
Chinese farmers are more likely to irrigate when facing
lower temperatures and less precipitation. Farmers in
warmer places are more likely to choose oil crops, maize,
and especially cotton and wheat, and are less likely to
choose vegetables, potatoes, sugar, and especially rice and
soybeans. In wetter locations, farmers are more likely to
choose soybeans, oil crops, sugar, vegetables, cotton, and
especially rice, and they are less likely to choose
potatoes, wheat, and especially maize. The analysis of how
Chinese farmers have adapted to current climate, provides
insight into how they will likely adapt when climate
changes. Future climate scenarios will cause farmers in
China to want to reduce irrigation and shift toward oil
crops, wheat, and especially cotton. In turn, farmers will
shift away from potatoes, rice, vegetables, and soybeans.
However, adaptation will likely vary greatly from region to
region. Policy makers should anticipate that adaptation is
important, that the magnitude of changes depends on the
climate scenario, and that the desired changes depend on the
location of each farm. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Wang, Jinxia Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Huang, Jikun |
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Wang, Jinxia Mendelsohn, Robert Dinar, Ariel Huang, Jikun |
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Wang, Jinxia |
| title |
How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change |
| title_short |
How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change |
| title_full |
How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change |
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How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change |
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How China's Farmers Adapt to Climate Change |
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how china's farmers adapt to climate change |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9962762/chinas-farmers-adapt-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6915 |
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