8 research outputs found
Using the Ricardian Technique to estimate the impacts of climate change on Crop Farming in Pakistan
This study uses the Ricardian valuation technique to estimate the effect of climate change on the crop farming sector in Pakistan. As a main contribution this paper uses a large household level dataset comprising 3336 farming entities to analyze long-term climate impacts on farm net crop revenues. In particular temperature increases in key growing seasons can be harmful. Annual losses for crop farming ranging from 100-200US per hectare, these impacts can be devastating for farmers. The climate impacts will vary across geographic regions. Temperature is found to be the detrimental factor for farming in Pakistan. Precipitation changes seem to have a rather negligible effect.Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy,
Analysing agricultural productivity growth in a framework of institutional quality
This paper addresses the question whether the institutional environment of transition countries in Eastern Europe affects productivity growth in the agricultural sector. Situated in a neoclassical growth framework, a dynamic panel model for the period 1996-2005 provides evidence that poor institutional quality leads to a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth. Productivity growth is limited by a high degree of corruption, which is of particular importance given that corruption has been proven to be most prevalent in Eastern European countries. Moreover, agricultural productivity in countries where privatisation and transferability of land is restricted is found to grow at a slower rate than countries supporting market-oriented land reforms. Interestingly, the results suggest that a high degree of openness leads to a loss in agricultural productivity, suggesting that timing and sequencing of trade reforms matter. An improvement of the poor institutional quality is thus of central importance to accelerate productivity growth in Eastern European countries. --Eastern Europe,Transition,Productivity growth
Proceedings of the International Conference and Young Researchers' Forum: 'Natural resource use in Central Asia: institutional challenges and the contribution of capacity building'. Held in Giessen, 1st October 2013
[LIST OF CONTENT] SH. KENJABAEV, I. FORKUTSA, M. BACH, H.G. FREDE: Performance evaluation of the BUDGET model in simulating cotton and wheat yield and soil moisture in Fergana valley ... 1 / KANAYIM TESHEBAEVA, HENRIETTE SUDHAUS, H.-U. WETZEL, SIGRID ROESSNER, HELMUT ECHTLER AND ALEXANDER ZUBOVICH: Radar remote sensing for surveying and monitoring of earthquakes and mass movements in Southern Kyrgyzstan ... 15 / DAVRON ABSALYAMOV: Efficiency of wheat and cotton producing farms in Uzbekistan: a Stochastic Frontier Approach ... 23 / ILKHOMJON ASLANOV: Dust storms, dust transfer and depositions in the southern Aral Sea region ... 27 / M. BEKCHANOV, A. BHADURI, C. RINGLER: Is Rogun a Silver Bullet for Water Scarcity in Central Asia? ... 33 / M. DUISHONAKUNOV, S. IMBERY, L. KING: Assessing the recent Glacier retreat in Chon and Kichi Naryn Catchments, Kyrgyz Republic ... 37 / I. RADCHENKO, I. FORKUTSA, L. BREUER AND H.-G. FREDE: Hydrological modelling in arid catchments with data scarcity (Ferghana Valley, Central Asia) ... 43 / NATALYA TSYCHUYEVA, ANNETTE OTTE, LEV SPIVAK: The Analysis of Land Cover Changes in Mountain Region using Remote Sensing Data ... 45 / G. UMIRZAKOV, F. BARTHOLD, K. SCHNEIDER, I. FORKUTSA., L. BREUER, G. STULINA, V. DUKHOVNY, H.-G. FREDE: Estimation of phreatic evaporation in irrigation agriculture using stable isotopes ... 51 / FREDERIKE GEHRIGK, THOMAS HERZFELD, INSA THEESFELD: Farmers' perceptions of land and water property rights: Discrepancies between de jure and de facto rights in Tajikistan ... 63 / AHMAD HAMIDOV, MUKHAMADKHAN KHAMIDOV, ANDREAS THIEL: Institutional analysis of irrigation management in Uzbekistan using Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Case studies of water consumers associations in Bukhara region ... 67 / GULMIRA GAFAROVA, OLEKSANDR PEREKHOZHUK, THOMAS GLAUBEN: Pricing Behaviour of Kazakh, Russian and Ukrainian Exporters in the International Wheat Market ... 89 / PARVIZ KHAKIMOV: The impact of WTO accession growth on agricultural sector of Tajikistan ... 95 / ZUURA MAMADALIEVA: State of water and land use in south-western Kyrgyzstan ... 107 / LYAZZAT NUGUMANOVA: Analysis of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Kazakhstan ... 109 / SALTANAT SABITOVA: Kazakh emissions trading scheme: legal implications for land use ...117 / DONIYOR SATTAROV, PURAN MAL: Impacts of Liberalization on Agriculture and Trade: A Case Study of Uzbekistan ... 121 / ELIZA ZHUNUSOVA: Policy-induced Distortions to Farmer Incentives and Their Impact on Agricultural Land Use in the Kyrgyz Republic ... 129 / UTKUR DJANIBEKOV, ASIA KHAMZINA, GRACE B. VILLAMOR, JOHN P.A. LAMERS: Economic analysis of afforestation of marginal croplands in Uzbekistan ... 137 / ANDREI DÖRRE: Legal Arrangements and Pasture-related Socio-ecological Challenges in Kyrgyzstan ... 149 / SHAKHZOD AVAZOV: Socio-economic Features of the Agro-pastoralists in the Zarafshan Valley, NW Tajikistan ... 155 / ALISHER ERGASHEV: How Fruit Consumption Might Be Fruitful for the Economy: Analyzing Effects of Improvements in Fruit and Vegetable Availability and Accessibility in Uzbekistan ... 171 / B.GOJENKO, I-U. LEONHAEUSER, G. STULINA: Land use, food and nutrition security - case study in rural Uzbekistan ... 185 / SHAVKAT HASANOV AND FARHOD AHROROV: Uzbekistan’s Agriculture- Status Quo, Challenges and Policy Suggestions ... 189 / ISMAILOVA BASHORAT: The Aral Sea desiccation: Socio-economic effects in case of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan ... 205 / ZHAMILIA SYDYGALIEVA: Causes and Impact of Migration on Economic Development of Kyrgyzstan ... 217 / ALIYA TONKOBAYEVA: Environmentally induced migration and displacement in Kazakhstan ... 22
Analysing agricultural productivity growth in a framework of institutional quality
This paper addresses the question whether the institutional environment of transition countries in Eastern Europe affects productivity growth in the agricultural sector. Situated in a neoclassical growth framework, a dynamic panel model for the period 1996-2005 provides evidence that poor institutional quality leads to a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth. Productivity growth is limited by a high degree of corruption, which is of particular importance given that corruption has been proven to be most prevalent in Eastern European countries. Moreover, agricultural productivity in countries where privatisation and transferability of land is restricted is found to grow at a slower rate than countries supporting market-oriented land reforms. Interestingly, the results suggest that a high degree of openness leads to a loss in agricultural productivity, suggesting that timing and sequencing of trade reforms matter. An improvement of the poor institutional quality is thus of central importance to accelerate productivity growth in Eastern European countries
Using the Ricardian Technique to estimate the impacts of climate change on Crop Farming in Pakistan
This study uses the Ricardian valuation technique to estimate the effect of climate change on the crop farming sector in Pakistan. As a main contribution this paper uses a large household level dataset comprising 3336 farming entities to analyze long-term climate impacts on farm net crop revenues. In particular temperature increases in key growing seasons can be harmful. Annual losses for crop farming ranging from 100-200US per hectare, these impacts can be devastating for farmers. The climate impacts will vary across geographic regions. Temperature is found to be the detrimental factor for farming in Pakistan. Precipitation changes seem to have a rather negligible effect
Technical Efficiency and Environmental Impact of Bt Cotton and Non- Bt Cotton in North India
Bt cotton technology has emerged as an advantageous alternative to traditional cotton varieties by inhibiting bollworm attack, thereby improving farm production and income. This study focuses on analyzing the technical efficiency and environmental impact (via insecticide use) of Bt cotton farms compared to non-Bt cotton farms using the stochastic frontier approach and the Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ), considering primary data from agriculturally progressive states of India. The results indicate that average technical efficiency is higher in Bt cotton farming. Roughly 80% of Bt cotton farms fall in the efficiency category of 80-95%; this percentage falls to 60% in non-Bt farms. In addition, Bt cotton demonstrates a lower EIQ value than non-Bt cotton, indicating less damage to the environment. The results can provide positive insights to the Indian Government for pushing this efficient technology towards expansion."Financial support provided by Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst(KAAD).
Analysing agricultural productivity growth in a framework of institutional quality
This paper addresses the question whether the institutional environment of transition countries in Eastern Europe affects productivity growth in the agricultural sector. Situated in a neoclassical growth framework, a dynamic panel model for the period 1996-2005 provides evidence that poor institutional quality leads to a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth. Productivity growth is limited by a high degree of corruption, which is of particular importance given that corruption has been proven to be most prevalent in Eastern European countries. Moreover, agricultural productivity in countries where privatisation and transferability of land is restricted is found to grow at a slower rate than countries supporting market-oriented land reforms. Interestingly, the results suggest that a high degree of openness leads to a loss in agricultural productivity, suggesting that timing and sequencing of trade reforms matter. An improvement of the poor institutional quality is thus of central importance to accelerate productivity growth in Eastern European countries