Abstract
Floods are a climatic risk that can result in significant yield losses for smallholder farmers. In this study, the impacts of the 2012 floods on rice productivity in Benin were investigated. A socioeconomic and productivity survey of 150 rice farmers was conducted in 17 villages across 2 districts that are highly vulnerable to climate change. The generalised propensity score method was employed to account for the continuous nature of the treatment variable, with the results indicating a decrease in rice yield accompanied by an increase in flooded farm proportion. The expected rice yield for a 10% flooded rice land was 7.20 tons/ha throughout the year. Additionally, an increase in the proportion of flooded rice land from 10% to 20% resulted in a decrease of 1.19 tons/ha of rice yield. During the wet season, floods negatively impacted rice yield, irrespective of their severity. Conversely, flooding benefited rice production in the dry season following flooding. These findings offer policymakers insight into appropriate protection plans and adaptation strategies.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 2356396 |
| Tidsskrift | Sustainable Environment |
| Vol/bind | 10 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| Antal sider | 17 |
| ISSN | 2765-8511 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:This research draws from the first author\u2019s Ph.D. thesis (available online) and is supported by the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), a graduate program of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). We would like to express our gratitude to the editors, reviewers, numerous conference attendees, Prof. Adama Diaw, Prof. Tobias W\u00FCnscher, Prof. Anselme Ad\u00E9gbidi, Prof. Alphonse Singbo, Prof. Belarmain Fandohan, Dr. Justice Tambo, Dr. Oswald Koussihou\u00E8d\u00E9, Dr. Alessandra Mattei, Dr. Michela Bia, Dr. Christine Husmann, Dr. Mekbib Haile, and others for their insightful remarks and suggestions.
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