Monday, 5 June 2017

Farmers Choice of Crops in Canadian Prairies under Climate Change: An Econometric Analysis

Canadian Prairies under Climate Change
As climate is an uncontrollable yet essential input in the agriculture industry, the impact of climate change may have on crop production in Saskatchewan is of importance.

The main objective of this study is to investigate how farmers would adapt to climate change by switching their crop mix under future climate change scenarios.

A fractional multinomial logit (FMNL) model was used to assess how total area of cropland has changed over a thirty year time period.

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