The effect of climate change and agricultural diversification on the total value of agricultural output of farm households in Sub-Saharan Africa

Theepakorn Jithitikulchai

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Abstract: This study investigates the impact of temperature and precipitation on the economic value of agricultural output from farm households in six Sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. Using a repeated cross-sectional dataset covering the period from 2008 to 2016, this study explores how the adverse effects of climate change vary among different levels of agricultural diversification. The findings reveal that a one-degree temperature increase negatively impacts the value of agricultural output. Nevertheless, households engaged in diversified production activities exhibit better adaptation to higher temperatures, leading to attenuated effects of climate change. Therefore, this study highlights the critical importance of diversification as a strategy to enhance the resilience of farm households in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Keywords: agricultural diversification; agricultural households; climate change; climate resilience; sustainable agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q12 Q18 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12-01
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Published in African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 18.2(2023): pp. 152-170

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