TY - JOUR
T1 - Climate risk management strategies and food security
T2 - Evidence from Cambodian rice farmers
AU - Bairagi, Subir
AU - Mishra, Ashok K.
AU - Durand-Morat, Alvaro
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank two anonymous reviewers for their excellent comments and suggestions. We also extend our thanks to David Ubilava, editor-in-charge, for timely handling of the manuscript and suggestions. We appreciate funding support from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board. We also thank the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Philippines, for sharing the survey data, collected under the USAID’s project on Accelerating the Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties (ASTV) in Asia and Africa. The content and opinion expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the authors’ institution and the funders. The usual disclaimer applies.
Funding Information:
We thank two anonymous reviewers for their excellent comments and suggestions. We also extend our thanks to David Ubilava, editor-in-charge, for timely handling of the manuscript and suggestions. We appreciate funding support from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board. We also thank the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Philippines, for sharing the survey data, collected under the USAID's project on Accelerating the Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties (ASTV) in Asia and Africa. The content and opinion expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the authors? institution and the funders. The usual disclaimer applies. The authors declare no conflict of interest. This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - This study investigates the adoption of three climate-resilient strategies (3CRS), drought/flood-resistant rice varieties, integrated pest management (IPM) practices, and weather advisory; the impact of 3CRS on food security, namely, productivity and profits of the Cambodian paddy farmers. Using endogenous switching regression (ESR) approach and household survey from Cambodian farmers, the study finds a low adoption rate (14%) of 3CRS. The low adoption of 3CRS means missing opportunities for rice farmers. Access to information through training and input suppliers is found to increase the adoption of 3CRS. The adoption of 3CRS increases rice yields and profits by 36% and 45%, respectively. Additionally, if nonadopters adopted 3CRS, rice yields and profits would increase by 55% and 52%, respectively. Findings suggest the development of institutional capacity, implementation, and dissemination of knowledge of climatic changes, and adaptation strategies to increase food security.
AB - This study investigates the adoption of three climate-resilient strategies (3CRS), drought/flood-resistant rice varieties, integrated pest management (IPM) practices, and weather advisory; the impact of 3CRS on food security, namely, productivity and profits of the Cambodian paddy farmers. Using endogenous switching regression (ESR) approach and household survey from Cambodian farmers, the study finds a low adoption rate (14%) of 3CRS. The low adoption of 3CRS means missing opportunities for rice farmers. Access to information through training and input suppliers is found to increase the adoption of 3CRS. The adoption of 3CRS increases rice yields and profits by 36% and 45%, respectively. Additionally, if nonadopters adopted 3CRS, rice yields and profits would increase by 55% and 52%, respectively. Findings suggest the development of institutional capacity, implementation, and dissemination of knowledge of climatic changes, and adaptation strategies to increase food security.
KW - Adaptation strategies
KW - Cambodia
KW - Climate change
KW - Climate-resilient strategies
KW - Rice
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U2 - 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101935
DO - 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101935
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086403343
SN - 0306-9192
VL - 95
JO - Food Policy
JF - Food Policy
M1 - 101935
ER -