ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: A MICRO-LEVEL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN RICE AGRICULTURE

DOI: 10.24057/2414-9179-2014-1-20-358

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Об авторах

Joshua Ajetomobi

Department of Agricultural Economics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Нигерия

Ajiboye Abiodun

Department of Agricultural Economics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Нигерия

Rashid Hassan

Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa and Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South Africa
Южно-Африканская Республика

Director and Professor

Аннотация

This study employed the Ricardian approach to test the relative importance of climate normals (average longterm temperature and precipitation) in explaining the value of farm land used for rice production under irrigation and dry land conditions. A survey was done by interviewing 1200 rice farmers from 20 rice producing states in Nigeria. The states cover all the six geopolitical zones in the country. The results indicate that increase in temperature will reduce land rent per hectare for dry land rice farms while it increases the land rent for irrigated rice farms. Increase in precipitation on the other hand will cause a rise in land rent for both dry land and irrigated rice farms. The results clearly demonstrate irrigation as a significant techniques used by the farmers to adapt to the climate change. JEL CODES: Q12, Q25

Ключ. слова

Climate change, Irrigation, Land value, Rice, Nigeria

Для цитирования: Ajetomobi J., Abiodun A., Hassan R. ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: A MICRO-LEVEL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN RICE AGRICULTURE. Материалы Международной конференции «ИнтерКарто. ИнтерГИС». 2014;20:358. DOI: 10.24057/2414-9179-2014-1-20-358

For citation: Ajetomobi J., Abiodun A., Hassan R. ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: A MICRO-LEVEL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN RICE AGRICULTURE. Proceedings of the International conference “InterCarto. InterGIS”. 2014;20:358 DOI: 10.24057/2414-9179-2014-1-20-358 (in Russian)