Crop Diversification in Coping with Extreme Weather Events in China | |
Huang J. K. ; Jiang J. ; Wang J. X. ; Hou L. L. | |
2014 | |
关键词 | adaptation extreme weather event climate change crop diversification farmer climate-change canadian prairies management impacts |
英文摘要 | Apart from the long-term effects of climate change, the frequency and severity of extreme weather events have been increasing. Given the risks posed by climate change, particularly the changes in extreme weather events, the question of how to adapt to these changes and mitigate their negative impacts has received great attention from policy makers. The overall goals of this study are to examine whether farmers adapt to extreme weather events through crop diversification and which factors influence farmers' decisions on crop diversification against extreme weather events in China. To limit the scope of this study, we focus on drought and flood events only. Based on a unique large-scale household survey in nine provinces, this study finds that farmers respond to extreme weather events by increasing crop diversification. Their decision to diversify crops is significantly influenced by their experiences of extreme weather events in the previous year. Such results are understandable because farmers' behaviors are normally based on their expectations. Moreover, household characteristics also affect farmers' decisions on crop diversification strategy, and their effects differ by farmers' age and gender. This paper concludes with several policy implications. |
出处 | Journal of Integrative Agriculture |
卷 | 13 |
期 | 4 |
页 | 677-686 |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
ISSN号 | 2095-3119 |
内容类型 | SCI/SSCI论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/29822] |
专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Huang J. K.,Jiang J.,Wang J. X.,et al. Crop Diversification in Coping with Extreme Weather Events in China. 2014. |
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