Within-season producer response to warmer temperatures: Defensive investments by Kenyan farmers

We present evidence that farmers adjust agricultural inputs in response to within-season temperature variation, undertaking defensive investments to reduce the adverse agro-ecological impacts of warmer temperatures. Using panel data from Kenyan maize-growing households, we find that higher temperatu...

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Main Authors: Jagnani, Maulik, Barrett, Christopher B., Liu, Yanyan, You, Liangzhi
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Royal Economic Society 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142495

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