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Coffee farmers who wish to become more resilient to the impacts of climate change must adopt environmentally sustainable practices that help in their adaptation to a changing environment. Among these practices is the incorporation of shade crops into coffee farms and the diversification of coffee varieties. These practices provide important services, both economic and environmental, that can contribute towards improved livelihoods. Using data from discreet choice experiments from Nicaragua, we assess farmers’ willingness to change their management practices to improved practices that can help them in their adaptation to climate change. Our results show that coffee producers have heterogeneous preferences and are willing to introduce an additional shade crop and coffee varieties in their farms.
Aniseh S. Bro; David L. Ortega; Daniel C. Clay; Robert Richardson. Understanding individuals’ incentives for climate change adaptation in Nicaragua's coffee sector. Climate and Development 2019, 12, 332 -342.
AMA StyleAniseh S. Bro, David L. Ortega, Daniel C. Clay, Robert Richardson. Understanding individuals’ incentives for climate change adaptation in Nicaragua's coffee sector. Climate and Development. 2019; 12 (4):332-342.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAniseh S. Bro; David L. Ortega; Daniel C. Clay; Robert Richardson. 2019. "Understanding individuals’ incentives for climate change adaptation in Nicaragua's coffee sector." Climate and Development 12, no. 4: 332-342.
With rapid population growth comes the ever-important task of meeting the energy demand that this growth requires, and many of the world’s tropical regions have turned to hydropower to address the challenges associated with increasing energy consumption. Hydropower is an important energy policy issue in Brazil, and it is promoted as the preferred electricity option, because it is the least expensive in terms of long-term returns on investment; the Belo Monte dam in Northern Brazil provides an opportunity to study the effects of large investments in hydroelectric infrastructure on the surrounding local population. Using a matched panel data spanning 10 years (2005 to 2015), we study the impacts of Brazil’s Belo Monte dam on cocoa and other food crop producers in the region. We find that households have seen a decline in rural employment opportunities, and despite improvements in cocoa productivity households have experienced declining food production. With the construction of the dam largely completed, farmers must now face the challenges of decreased food access and shifts in employment opportunities, and while there are many advantages and opportunities associated with this new development, special policy considerations are necessary to ensure that there are safety nets in place to assist those who will see a decline in access to economic opportunities.
Aniseh S. Bro; Emilio Moran; Miquéias Freitas Calvi. Market Participation in the Age of Big Dams: The Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam and Its Impact on Rural Agrarian Households. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1592 .
AMA StyleAniseh S. Bro, Emilio Moran, Miquéias Freitas Calvi. Market Participation in the Age of Big Dams: The Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam and Its Impact on Rural Agrarian Households. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (5):1592.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAniseh S. Bro; Emilio Moran; Miquéias Freitas Calvi. 2018. "Market Participation in the Age of Big Dams: The Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam and Its Impact on Rural Agrarian Households." Sustainability 10, no. 5: 1592.