Climate, Agriculture and Food

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent methods and research efforts in analyzing climate change impacts on agriculture and discusses practical tools and strategies for adaptation, aiming to support new researchers in the field.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in methods for assessing climate impacts on agriculture and provides reproducible R code for practical research applications.

Findings

Overview of key conceptual and empirical challenges

Introduction of practical data analysis tools

Guidance for new researchers in climate-agriculture studies

Abstract

Agriculture is arguably the most climate-sensitive sector of the economy. Growing concerns about anthropogenic climate change have increased research interest in assessing its potential impact on the sector and in identifying policies and adaptation strategies to help the sector cope with a changing climate. This chapter provides an overview of recent advancements in the analysis of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture with an emphasis on methods. The chapter provides an overview of recent research efforts addressing key conceptual and empirical challenges. The chapter also discusses practical matters about conducting research in this area and provides reproducible R code to perform common tasks of data preparation and model estimation in this literature. The chapter provides a hands-on introduction to new researchers in this area.