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27. How Investment in RD&E Offset the Negative Impact of Climate Change on the Tunisian Agricultural Productivity Sector

verfasst von : Boubaker Dhehibi, Aymen Frija, Aden Aw-Hassan

Erschienen in: Water and Land Security in Drylands

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of research, development extension (RD&E) and climate change (measured in terms of change in rainfall) on the productivity growth of agriculture in Tunisia during the period 1970–2011, using output-based Törnqvist index combined with econometric regression. Results show that RD&E and climate change are significantly affecting the long-run productivity growth of the Tunisian agriculture. Climate change lessens the productivity of agriculture in the long run whilst RD&E boosts its productivity. Empirical findings suggest that an increase in agricultural RD&E investment is critical to improving long-run productivity growth in the face of adverse climate change.

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Titel: How Investment in RD&E Offset the Negative Impact of Climate Change on the Tunisian Agricultural Productivity Sector
verfasst von: Boubaker Dhehibi
Aymen Frija
Aden Aw-Hassan
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Water and Land Security in Drylands
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54020-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54021-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54021-4_27