Context: More frequent and more severe droughts are among the most visible consequences of climate change in drier regions of the world and a major challenge for global agriculture.
Objectives: We aim to measure drought damages to agricultural production more accurately across all countries and regions in the world from the 1960s until today.
Methods: We combine weather data with crop...
The effects of digital yield monitoring on greenhouse gas emissions in the US
Introduction
Digitalization in crop production likely affects the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture through several direct and indirect effects (Figure 1). Direct effects include more efficient...
Smallholder Welfare and Weather Extremes: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change Adaptation Measures
Keywords: Climate change adaptation, household resilience, sustainable cocoa, agricultural practices
Introduction and Research Objective
Climate change is a major threat to food production systems (Wheeler and Braun 2013). Frequent extreme weather events, such as droughts and...
Keywords
Cocoa, Agroforestry, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural productivity, Brazil
Introduction
Cocoa is an important agricultural commodity traded globally and with a constantly increasing demand. Cocoa production, however, is confronted with significant environmental and socio-economic challenges in tropical regions, due to its association with deforestation, biodiversity...
