Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania: Past Volatility and Future Climate Change

Syud Amer Ahmed, Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Thomas Hertel and Will Martin

No wp-2011-091, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more maize at higher prices, even if it also experiences below-trend productivity. Diverse destinations for exports can allow for enhanced trading opportunities when negative supply shocks affect the partners' usual import sources.

Keywords: Agriculture; Climate change; Simulation methods (Economics); Trade and environment; Trade regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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