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This paper examines how farmers adapt, in the short-run, to extreme heat. Using a production function approach and micro-data from Peruvian households, we find that high temperatures induce farmers to increase the use of inputs, such as land and domestic labor. This reaction partially attenuates the negative effects of high temperatures on output. We interpret this change in inputs as an adaptive response in a context of subsistence farming, incomplete markets, and lack of other coping mechanisms. We use our estimates to simulate alternative climate change scenarios and show that accounting for adaptive responses is quantitatively important.
Authors
Francisco Oteiza
Research Associate Royal Holloway, University of London
Juan is an IFS Research Associate and an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Fernando M. Aragón
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.ifs.2018.W1806
- Publisher
- The IFS
Suggested citation
F, M. Aragón and F, Oteiza and J, Rud. (2018). Climate change and agriculture: farmer adaptation to extreme heat. London: The IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/climate-change-and-agriculture-farmer-adaptation-extreme-heat (accessed: 2 May 2024).
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