Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk : a moment approximation approach

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dc.contributor.authorBezabih, Mintewab
dc.contributor.authorRuhinduka, Remidius
dc.contributor.authorSarr, Mare
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-06T18:06:32Z
dc.date.available2019-05-06T18:06:32Z
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.descriptionThe research for this paper was carried out as part of the PRISE project, under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), with financial support from the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.en
dc.description.abstractThis article assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensi cation (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest Semi-Arid regions, using household and farm plot level data extended to incorporate farmers' perceptions of climate change. The analysis implements a moment approximation approach that accounts for the impacts of the technology on the first three moments of rice yields and total household income. Using a endogenous switching regressions model, we nd that perception of climate change is a key driver for SRI adoption and impacts primarily the moments of income. Thereby, the study highlights the importance of climate perceptions and moisture-conserving technology in risk management in Semi-Arid areas. The theme of the study also falls within the objectives of PRISE (Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies) as it brings together institutional intervention (in the form of SRI provision), land productivity and vulnerabilit y (in the form of farmers' perceptions of climatic factors).en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57575
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCentre for Climate Change Economics and Policy Working paper no. 288 / Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Working paper no. 256en
dc.subjectSYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) ADOPTIONen
dc.subjectRISKen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PERCEPTIONen
dc.subjectMOMENT APPROXIMATIONen
dc.subjectVARIANCEen
dc.subjectSKEWNESSen
dc.subjectTANZANIAen
dc.subjectPATHWAYS TO RESILIENCE IN SEMI-ARID ECONOMIES (PRISE)en
dc.titleClimate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk : a moment approximation approachen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107643
idrc.project.titlePathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-202976
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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