What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal

Over the past decades, climate change has brought about numerous detrimental consequences for agricultural production in many countries, posing a substantial challenge to the economic well being of farmers while affecting national and international economies. Meteorological data specifically indicat...

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Autores principales: Dorosh, Paul A., Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Koirala, Pankaj, Timsina, Krishna, Krupnik, Timothy J.
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136173
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author Dorosh, Paul A.
Diao, Xinshen
Thurlow, James
Koirala, Pankaj
Timsina, Krishna
Krupnik, Timothy J.
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Dorosh, Paul A.
Koirala, Pankaj
Krupnik, Timothy J.
Thurlow, James
Timsina, Krishna
author_facet Dorosh, Paul A.
Diao, Xinshen
Thurlow, James
Koirala, Pankaj
Timsina, Krishna
Krupnik, Timothy J.
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description Over the past decades, climate change has brought about numerous detrimental consequences for agricultural production in many countries, posing a substantial challenge to the economic well being of farmers while affecting national and international economies. Meteorological data specifically indicates that extreme weather events are occurring with unprecedented frequencies, intensities, and durations. This includes events associated with variations in the El Niño – Southern Oscillation of ocean currents, such as unusually dry weather in June through August in Nepal and other parts of South Asia. For example, during the El Niño year of 1992, a particularly severe drought occurred in Nepal, contributing in part to a 17.7 percent fall in rice production relative to the prior trend. Current indications are that another El Niño – related drought may already be underway in 2023 and into 2024. With the extreme weather events, global economies have experienced a number of recent shocks – for example those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts in countries such as the Ukraine and Russia that are important exporters of agricultural inputs and goods. As such, this research note explores the implications of a range of agricultural productivity shocks including but not limited to those resulting from a possible El Niño-related drought in 2023 and extending into early 2024 (coinciding with the monsoon and post-monsoon seasons).
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spelling CGSpace1361732025-11-06T06:18:13Z What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal Dorosh, Paul A. Diao, Xinshen Thurlow, James Koirala, Pankaj Timsina, Krishna Krupnik, Timothy J. climate change agricultural production economic aspects extreme weather events el niño shock drought Over the past decades, climate change has brought about numerous detrimental consequences for agricultural production in many countries, posing a substantial challenge to the economic well being of farmers while affecting national and international economies. Meteorological data specifically indicates that extreme weather events are occurring with unprecedented frequencies, intensities, and durations. This includes events associated with variations in the El Niño – Southern Oscillation of ocean currents, such as unusually dry weather in June through August in Nepal and other parts of South Asia. For example, during the El Niño year of 1992, a particularly severe drought occurred in Nepal, contributing in part to a 17.7 percent fall in rice production relative to the prior trend. Current indications are that another El Niño – related drought may already be underway in 2023 and into 2024. With the extreme weather events, global economies have experienced a number of recent shocks – for example those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts in countries such as the Ukraine and Russia that are important exporters of agricultural inputs and goods. As such, this research note explores the implications of a range of agricultural productivity shocks including but not limited to those resulting from a possible El Niño-related drought in 2023 and extending into early 2024 (coinciding with the monsoon and post-monsoon seasons). 2023-12-27 2024-01-03T18:41:28Z 2024-01-03T18:41:28Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136173 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Dorosh, Paul A.; Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Koirala, Pankaj; Timsina, Krishna; and Krupnik, Timothy J. 2023. What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper December 2023. Kathmandu, Nepal: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137060.
spellingShingle climate change
agricultural production
economic aspects
extreme weather events
el niño
shock
drought
Dorosh, Paul A.
Diao, Xinshen
Thurlow, James
Koirala, Pankaj
Timsina, Krishna
Krupnik, Timothy J.
What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal
title What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal
title_full What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal
title_fullStr What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal
title_short What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal
title_sort what might be at stake el nino global price shocks and food security in nepal
topic climate change
agricultural production
economic aspects
extreme weather events
el niño
shock
drought
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136173
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