Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2014, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (4): 677-686.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60700-5

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Crop Diversification in Coping with Extreme Weather Events in China

HUANG Ji-kun; JIANG Jing;WANG Jin-xia ; HOU Ling-ling   

  1. 1.Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
    Beijing 100101, P.R.China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R.China
  • 收稿日期:2013-10-27 出版日期:2014-04-01 发布日期:2014-04-16
  • 通讯作者: Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn
  • 作者简介:Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:

    This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2012CB955700), the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (70925001, 71161140351), the International Development Research Center (107093-001), and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ADP/2010/070).

Crop Diversification in Coping with Extreme Weather Events in China

HUANG Ji-kun; JIANG Jing;WANG Jin-xia ; HOU Ling-ling   

  1. 1.Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
    Beijing 100101, P.R.China
    2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R.China
  • Received:2013-10-27 Online:2014-04-01 Published:2014-04-16
  • Contact: Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn
  • About author:Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2012CB955700), the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (70925001, 71161140351), the International Development Research Center (107093-001), and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ADP/2010/070).

摘要: Apart from the long-term effects of climate change, the frequency and severity of extreme weather events have been increasing. Given the risks posed by climate change, particularly the changes in extreme weather events, the question of how to adapt to these changes and mitigate their negative impacts has received great attention from policy makers. The overall goals of this study are to examine whether farmers adapt to extreme weather events through crop diversification and which factors influence farmers’ decisions on crop diversification against extreme weather events in China. To limit the scope of this study, we focus on drought and flood events only. Based on a unique large-scale household survey in nine provinces, this study finds that farmers respond to extreme weather events by increasing crop diversification. Their decision to diversify crops is significantly influenced by their experiences of extreme weather events in the previous year. Such results are understandable because farmers’ behaviors are normally based on their expectations. Moreover, household characteristics also affect farmers’ decisions on crop diversification strategy, and their effects differ by farmers’ age and gender. This paper concludes with several policy implications.

关键词: adaptation , extreme weather event , climate change , crop diversification , farmer

Abstract: Apart from the long-term effects of climate change, the frequency and severity of extreme weather events have been increasing. Given the risks posed by climate change, particularly the changes in extreme weather events, the question of how to adapt to these changes and mitigate their negative impacts has received great attention from policy makers. The overall goals of this study are to examine whether farmers adapt to extreme weather events through crop diversification and which factors influence farmers’ decisions on crop diversification against extreme weather events in China. To limit the scope of this study, we focus on drought and flood events only. Based on a unique large-scale household survey in nine provinces, this study finds that farmers respond to extreme weather events by increasing crop diversification. Their decision to diversify crops is significantly influenced by their experiences of extreme weather events in the previous year. Such results are understandable because farmers’ behaviors are normally based on their expectations. Moreover, household characteristics also affect farmers’ decisions on crop diversification strategy, and their effects differ by farmers’ age and gender. This paper concludes with several policy implications.

Key words: adaptation , extreme weather event , climate change , crop diversification , farmer