Technology innovation as a strategy for climate adaptation in agriculture

Smithers, John; Blay-Palmer, Alison

doi:10.1016/s0143-6228(01)00004-2

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“…Both the individual farms and the regional agricultural systems are influenced by the biophysical conditions, including the climate, soil resources and biological phenomena (Smithers and Blay-Palmer 2001). It is also known that the topography is one of the main factors affecting the crop yield and the farm size (Kumhálová and Moudrý 2014).…”

Section: Situation In the Eu Member Statesmentioning

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Factors affecting farm size on the European level and the national level of the Czech Republic

Janovska¹,

Šímová²,

Vlasák³

et al. 2017

AGR ECON-CZECH

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Extreme diff erences in agricultural holding size, existing not only among the countries within the EU as a whole but also within the farm structures of the individual countries, create a considerable uncertainty for establishing the optimal political and economic instruments to support sustainable rural development. Th e study explores the determinants infl uencing the spatial volatility of agricultural holding size at both the EU scale and the national scale of the Czech Republic, the latter of which has the largest mean agricultural holding size in the EU. While some factors are identical for both the EU and the Czech Republic, other eff ects can only be evaluated at the European or international scale, and still others can be evaluated only at the national scale. Th e only factor found in this study to be signifi cantly associated with the agricultural holding size on the European scale was the wheat production. On the Czech national scale, land consolidation, unemployment rate, and soil fertility were signifi cantly associated with the agricultural holding size. Th e study found that in the Czech Republic, the number of farms was increasing, while at the same time the agricultural holding sizes were decreasing. Th is is an opposite trend in comparison to the EU as a whole, where the number of farms is diminishing and the sizes increasing.

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Section: Situation In the Eu Member Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…doi: 10.17221/317/2015-AGRICECON Agricultural holding sizes (AHS) are subject to a variety of changes (Smithers and Blay-Palmer 2001). It is clear that the number of farmers and the size of holdings will never be constant (D'Antona et al 2006).…”

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Factors affecting farm size on the European level and the national level of the Czech Republic

Janovska¹,

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Vlasák³

et al. 2017

AGR ECON-CZECH

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“…Tepid climate and territories create main stimuli for social, technological and economic change (Hayami & Ruttan, 1985; cf. Rosenberg, 1992;Smithers and Blay-Palmer, 2001). In fact, the progress of societies in tepid areas has generated main innovations to reduce the influence and dependence from scarce resources and natural environment (Hayami and Ruttan, 1985).…”

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Temperate Climate - Innovative Outputs Nexus

Coccia

2015

SSRN Journal

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“…Building of the precedent set in the Green Revolution, technology has been one of the more advocated strategies for climate change adaptation in agricultural systems [61]. Technology can provide an important mechanism for farmers to adapt to changing conditions and has many applications including crop development (new varieties with pest and disease resistance or suitability to temperature and moisture conditions), weather and climate forecasting systems, and management innovations (irrigation, conservation tillage) [62,63].…”

Section: Technology In Adaptation For Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%