DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-2066-1
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85029761181
论文题名: Vulnerability of specialty crops to short-term climatic variability and adaptation strategies in the Midwestern USA
作者: Kistner E. ; Kellner O. ; Andresen J. ; Todey D. ; Morton L.W.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2018
卷: 146, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 145
结束页码: 158
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Crops
; Cultivation
; Insurance
; Risk assessment
; Risk management
; Risk perception
; Adaptation strategies
; Climate variability
; Climatic variability
; Comprehensive managements
; Economic impacts
; Financial risk management
; Perceptions of risks
; Soybean production
; Climate change
; adaptation
; agricultural economics
; agricultural management
; climate change
; crop production
; economic impact
; maize
; profitability
; risk perception
; rural economy
; soybean
; vulnerability
; Midwest
; United States
; Glycine max
; Zea mays
英文摘要: While the Midwestern USA ranks among the world’s most important corn-soybean production regions, the area also produces a variety of high-value specialty crops. These crops are an important component of the region’s rural economy with an estimated value of $1.8 billion in 2012. More profitable per-acre than many row crops, specialty crops also have higher production-related risks. They are generally more sensitive to climatic stressors and require more comprehensive management compared to traditional row crops. Temperature and precipitation fluctuations across the Midwest directly impact specialty crop production quantity and quality and indirectly influence the timing of crucial farm operations and the economic impacts of pests, weeds, and diseases. Increasingly variable weather and climate change pose a serious threat to specialty crop production in the Midwest. In this article, we assess how climate variability and observed climatic trends are impacting Midwestern specialty crop production using USDA Risk Management Agency data. In addition, we review current trends in grower perceptions of risks associated with a changing climate and assess sustainable adaptation strategies. Our results indicate that weather-induced losses vary by state with excessive moisture resulting in the highest total number of claims across all Midwestern states followed by freeze and drought events. Overall, specialty crop growers are aware of the increased production risk under a changing climate and have identified the need for crop-specific weather, production, and financial risk management tools and increased crop insurance coverage. © 2017, The Author(s). Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/83840
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: USDA Midwest Climate Hub, Ames, IA, United States; Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL, United States; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Kistner E.,Kellner O.,Andresen J.,et al. Vulnerability of specialty crops to short-term climatic variability and adaptation strategies in the Midwestern USA[J]. Climatic Change,2018-01-01,146(2018-01-02)