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Impacts of Adaptation to Climate Change on Farmers’ Income in the Savanna Region of Togo

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  • Mikémina Pilo
  • Nicolas Gerber
  • Tobias Wünscher

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Do farm households taking steps to adapt to climate change experience a higher income than those who do not? This paper aims to answer this question in the context of crop and livestock income in the Savanna region of Togo. To that end, we build a bio-economic model based on farm household model theory. Using survey data collected from a sample of 450 farm households in the agricultural year 2012-2013, we identify farm household types through cluster analysis and apply them in the simulation model. From the results, we conclude that at their current costs, soil and water conservation techniques and irrigation can on average provide higher income even under climate change. The policy message we draw from this study is to encourage soil and water conservation techniques and sustainable irrigation as sound strategies for higher income under climate change in the region. JEL Codes: Q12, O13, Q15, Q24, Q54.

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  • Mikémina Pilo & Nicolas Gerber & Tobias Wünscher, 2021. "Impacts of Adaptation to Climate Change on Farmers’ Income in the Savanna Region of Togo," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 72(3), pages 421-442.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:recosp:reco_pr2_0174
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    1. Tobi Kossigan & Edgeweblime Kcodgoh, 2022. "Effect of land tenure security on the adaptation strategies of farm households to climate change in Togo [Effet de la sécurité foncière sur les stratégies d'adaptation des ménages agricoles au chan," Post-Print hal-04031537, HAL.

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    Keywords

    adaptation; bio-economic model; climate change; savanna region of Togo;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q24 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Land
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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