Analysis of farm performance in Europe under different climatic and management conditions to improve understanding of adaptive capacity |
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| Authors: | Pytrik Reidsma Frank Ewert Alfons Oude Lansink |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Sciences, Group Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands;(2) Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (RIVM/MNP), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;(3) Department of Social Sciences, Business Economics, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this paper is to improve understanding of the adaptive capacity of European agriculture to climate change. Extensive
data on farm characteristics of individual farms from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) have been combined with climatic
and socio-economic data to analyze the influence of climate and management on crop yields and income and to identify factors
that determine adaptive capacity. A multilevel analysis was performed to account for regional differences in the studied relationships.
Our results suggest that socio-economic conditions and farm characteristics should be considered when analyzing effects of
climate conditions on farm yields and income. Next to climate, input intensity, economic size and the type of land use were
identified as important factors influencing spatial variability in crop yields and income. Generally, crop yields and income
are increasing with farm size and farm intensity. However, effects differed among crops and high crop yields were not always
related to high incomes, suggesting that impacts of climate and management differ by impact variable. As farm characteristics
influence climate impacts on crop yields and income, they are good indicators of adaptive capacity at farm level and should
be considered in impact assessment models. Different farm types with different management strategies will adapt differently. |
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