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    Michler, Jeffrey D
    Baylis, Kathy
    Arends-Kuenning, Mary
    Mazvimavi, Kizito
    Affiliation
    Univ Arizona, Dept Agr & Resource Econ
    Issue Date
    2019-01-01
    Keywords
    Climate smart agriculture
    Conservation farming
    Technology adoption
    Weather risk
    Zimbabwe
    
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    ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
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    Michler, J. D., Baylis, K., Arends-Kuenning, M., & Mazvimavi, K. (2019). Conservation agriculture and climate resilience. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 93, 148-169.
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    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
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    ©2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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    This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.
    Abstract
    Agricultural productivity growth is vital for economic and food security outcomes which are threatened by climate change. In response, governments and development agencies are encouraging the adoption of 'climate-smart' agricultural technologies, such as conservation agriculture (CA). However, there is little rigorous evidence that demonstrates the effect of CA on production or climate resilience, and what evidence exists is hampered by selection bias. Using panel data from Zimbabwe, we test how CA performs during extreme rainfall events - both shortfalls and surpluses. We control for the endogenous adoption decision and find that use of CA in years of average rainfall results in no yield gains, and in some cases yield loses. However, CA is effective in mitigating the negative impacts of deviations in rainfall. We conclude that the lower yields during normal rainfall seasons may be a proximate factor in low uptake of CA. Policy should focus promotion of CA on these climate resilience benefits.
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    0095-0696
    PubMed ID
    30739962
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jeem.2018.11.008
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    ISPC-SPIA; United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) through the Protracted Relief Program (PRP) in Zimbabwe, 2007-2011; United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through the Protracted Relief Program (PRP) in Zimbabwe, 2007-2011
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